Power Outages in Dallas County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop in Dallas County, AL. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.6 hours.
Dallas County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/dallas-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dallas County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/dallas-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop in Dallas County.
No live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
70%of this county's ~27,799 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Warrior Elec Member Corp, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 18,442 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,133 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop 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 Dallas 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36701 | 190 | ≤11 | 141 | 0 |
| 36703 | 118 | ≤11 | 93 | 0 |
| 36759 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 36767 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36758 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36775 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36773 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36761 | ≤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 Dallas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dallas County right now.
Dallas County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tropical Storm Watch ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Dallas County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 243 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,199 customers out (6.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 291 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Dallas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dallas County went about 12.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,358 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 12.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,358 customers out) · decade average 18.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 1,240 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 331 | 2,550 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 423 | 2,585 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 960 | 4,456 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 1,059 | 2,792 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 1,012 | 19,358 | 109.1 |
| 2021 | 984 | 4,201 | 10.5 |
| 2022 | 953 | 2,869 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 950 | 15,358 | 34.9 |
| 2024 | 982 | 12,382 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 985 | 6,127 | 12.6 |
Cost of power in Dallas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dallas 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
- Central Alabama Electric Coop17.2¢45,580 cust
- Black Warrior Elec Member Corp15.1¢19,934 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 high winds exposure · 18.6 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 Dallas County: FAQ
- How often does Dallas County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dallas County, AL logged 985 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dallas County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,358 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 10d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Dallas County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dallas County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dallas County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Central Alabama Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dallas County.
36701, 36703, 36759, 36761, 36767, 36773, 36775
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | 7.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (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/01047 and /api/v1/counties/01047/history.