Power Outages in Crenshaw County, AL
Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Luverne - (AL) and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Crenshaw County, AL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Crenshaw County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/crenshaw-county
Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Luverne - (AL) and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,634 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Luverne - (AL), Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). 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, South Alabama Elec 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Luverne - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Crenshaw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36049 | 101 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 36009 | 54 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 36028 | 38 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 36042 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 36041 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 36071 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Crenshaw County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Crenshaw County right now.
Crenshaw County has been under 47 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Hurricane Warning ×3
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
Latest Crenshaw County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 144 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Crenshaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Crenshaw County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,211 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,211 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 273 | 806 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 327 | 1,152 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 361 | 1,147 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 504 | 3,054 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 491 | 1,310 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 513 | 6,211 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 532 | 1,261 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 637 | 3,066 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 682 | 5,198 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 655 | 2,104 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 606 | 2,637 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Crenshaw County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Crenshaw 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
- South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢16,940 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 7.7 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 Crenshaw County: FAQ
- How often does Crenshaw County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Crenshaw County, AL logged 606 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Crenshaw County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,211 customers without power, beginning June 2, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Crenshaw County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Crenshaw County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Crenshaw County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Crenshaw County.
36009, 36041, 36042, 36046, 36049, 36071
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Luverne - (AL) | - | 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/01041 and /api/v1/counties/01041/history.