Power Outages in Escambia County, AL
Is there a power outage in Escambia County, AL right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 20, 2026 03:00 UTC, Alabama Power Co and Covington Electric Coop, Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Escambia County, AL. There is no live feed for Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc.
Escambia County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/escambia-county
- As of
- October 20, 2026 03:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Escambia County, AL", live data as of October 20, 2026 03:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/escambia-county
Alabama Power Co and Covington Electric Coop, Inc list 1 small outage in Escambia County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
No live feed for Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Escambia 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 Covington Electric Coop, Inc and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
46%of this county's ~25,463 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc. 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 | 11,670 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | - | |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co 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 Escambia 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36426 | 219 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 36502 | 201 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 36441 | 44 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤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 Escambia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Escambia County right now.
Escambia County has been under 59 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Hurricane Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Warning ×8
- Hurricane Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Escambia County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 8h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 319 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 680 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 429 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,082 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Escambia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Escambia County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,643 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 9,643 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 104 | 721 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 626 | 3,368 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 664 | 1,340 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 665 | 9,643 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 672 | 3,523 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 651 | 2,868 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 643 | 6,245 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 650 | 1,013 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 686 | 1,618 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Escambia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Escambia 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
- Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢20,846 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 High hurricanes exposure · 4.7 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 Escambia County: FAQ
- How often does Escambia County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Escambia County, AL logged 686 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Escambia County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,643 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 9d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Escambia County, AL right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 20, 2026 03:00 UTC, Alabama Power Co and Covington Electric Coop, Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Escambia County, AL. There is no live feed for Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Escambia County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Escambia County.
36426, 36441, 36502, 36503, 36543
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 Escambia County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/01053 and /api/v1/counties/01053/history.