Power Outages in Covington County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Covington County, AL across 1 reported incident. Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc and Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Andalusia, City of Opp - (AL), Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Covington County, AL is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/covington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Covington County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/covington-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Andalusia, City of Opp - (AL), Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~22,644 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Andalusia, City of Opp - (AL), Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL), Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Andalusia | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Opp - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Covington Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36420 | 229 | ≤11 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 36467 | 189 | ≤11 | 158 | 0 |
| 36421 | 170 | ≤11 | 149 | ≤11 |
| 36474 | 64 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 36442 | 64 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 36483 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Covington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Covington County right now.
Covington County has been under 62 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Hurricane Warning ×10
- Flood Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Hurricane Watch ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
Latest Covington County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 595 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 436 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Covington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Covington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Covington County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,212 customers.
The US EIA reports Alabama utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,212 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 286 | 1,880 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 376 | 1,585 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 420 | 1,383 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 584 | 2,324 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 563 | 2,400 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 635 | 7,212 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 622 | 3,502 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 606 | 747 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 664 | 3,344 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 685 | 2,149 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 732 | 3,832 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Covington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Covington County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Alabama Power Co17.9¢1,342,827 cust
- Covington Electric Coop, Inc17.6¢23,625 cust
- Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc16.0¢22,857 cust
- Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢20,846 cust
- City of Andalusia16.2¢3,587 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Covington County: FAQ
- How often does Covington County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Covington County, AL logged 732 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Covington County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,212 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2020 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Covington County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 12 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Covington County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Covington County.
36028, 36038, 36420, 36421, 36442, 36455, 36467, 36474, 36476, 36483
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Opp - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Andalusia | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alabama customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/01039 and /api/v1/counties/01039/history. Live data as of .