Power Outages in DeKalb County, AL
Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL), Fort Payne Improvement Authority and Sand Mountain Electric Coop. In 2019, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
DeKalb County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in DeKalb County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/dekalb-county
Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL), Fort Payne Improvement Authority and Sand Mountain Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~42,548 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL), Fort Payne Improvement Authority, Sand Mountain Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Payne Improvement Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in DeKalb 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35967 | 182 | 17 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 35986 | 114 | ≤11 | 93 | 0 |
| 35962 | 89 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 35978 | 87 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 35968 | 84 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 35961 | 81 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 35971 | 71 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 35989 | 48 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 35984 | 31 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 35974 | 30 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 35981 | 29 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 35979 | 24 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 35963 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 35988 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35975 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 DeKalb County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for DeKalb County right now.
DeKalb County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in DeKalb County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2019, the average customer in DeKalb County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 512 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 0.1 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 78 | 512 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in DeKalb County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for DeKalb 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.
- Sand Mountain Electric Coop13.5¢27,485 cust
- Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)16.0¢19,006 cust
- Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop13.2¢17,449 cust
- Fort Payne Improvement Authority13.0¢6,963 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 high winds exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in DeKalb County: FAQ
- How often does DeKalb County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, DeKalb County, AL logged 78 distinct outage events in 2019, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in DeKalb County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 512 customers without power, beginning May 31, 2019 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for DeKalb County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve DeKalb County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeKalb County.
35961, 35962, 35963, 35967, 35968, 35971, 35974, 35975, 35978, 35979, 35981, 35984, 35986, 35988, 35989
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Sand Mountain Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Fort Payne Improvement Authority | - | 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 81% of Alabama customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/01049 and /api/v1/counties/01049/history.