Power Outages in Elmore County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Elmore County, AL across 1 reported incident. Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.6 hours.
Elmore County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/elmore-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Elmore County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/elmore-county
0.0%of this county's ~47,037 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Central Alabama Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Elmore 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36092 | 243 | 13 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 36078 | 182 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 36022 | 147 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 36054 | 132 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 36093 | 99 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 36024 | 80 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 36080 | 37 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 36025 | 35 | 0 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 36020 | ≤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 Elmore County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Elmore County right now.
Elmore County has been under 35 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 ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Tropical Storm Watch ×2
Latest Elmore County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 767 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 737 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,544 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 739 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 854 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Elmore 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 Elmore Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elmore County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,606 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 7.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 28,606 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 476 | 2,180 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 574 | 3,743 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 619 | 5,169 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 1,012 | 6,656 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 1,078 | 5,042 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 1,055 | 28,606 | 33.1 |
| 2021 | 1,087 | 11,804 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 1,104 | 6,335 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 1,008 | 8,995 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 1,126 | 16,399 | 9.8 |
| 2025 | 1,160 | 10,181 | 7.6 |
Cost of power in Elmore County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Elmore 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
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 · 8.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Elmore County: FAQ
- How often does Elmore County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elmore County, AL logged 1,160 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elmore County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,606 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 7d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Elmore County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Elmore 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 Elmore County.
36020, 36022, 36024, 36025, 36054, 36078, 36080, 36092, 36093
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 · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only |
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/01051 and /api/v1/counties/01051/history. Live data as of .