Power Outages in Dale County, AL
Is there a power outage in Dale County, AL right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, City of Dothan - (AL) and Covington Electric Coop, Inc in Dale County, AL.
Dale County, AL is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dale County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/dale-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, City of Dothan - (AL) and Covington Electric Coop, Inc in Dale County.
Report an outage in Dale County, AL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, City of Dothan - (AL) and Pea River Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
96%of this county's ~30,829 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 16,079 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Pea River Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 12,897 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 551 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Dothan - (AL) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, City of Dothan - (AL) and Covington Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36360 | 309 | 26 | 225 | 0 |
| 36322 | 115 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 36350 | 107 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 36311 | 35 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 36374 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36362 | ≤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 Dale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dale County right now.
Dale County has been under 59 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Tropical Storm Warning ×10
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Dale County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 759 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 315 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 318 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dale County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dale County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,463 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 6,111 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 271 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 27 | 523 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 156 | 299 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 721 | 6,111 | 7.6 |
| 2019 | 765 | 6,031 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 804 | 7,463 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 796 | 1,853 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 765 | 2,617 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 811 | 6,165 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 809 | 2,901 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 858 | 2,611 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Dale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dale 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
- City of Dothan - (AL)10.7¢26,932 cust
- Covington Electric Coop, Inc17.6¢23,625 cust
- Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc16.0¢22,857 cust
- South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢16,940 cust
- Pea River Electric Coop17.6¢15,013 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 2.4 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 Dale County: FAQ
- How often does Dale County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dale County, AL logged 858 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dale County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,463 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2020 and lasting about 2d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Dale County, AL right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, City of Dothan - (AL) and Covington Electric Coop, Inc in Dale County, AL.
- Which utilities serve Dale County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Pea River Electric Coop, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dale County.
36311, 36322, 36350, 36360, 36362, 36371, 36374
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Dale County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | 3.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Dothan - (AL) | 1.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Pea River Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/01045 and /api/v1/counties/01045/history.