Power Outages in Etowah County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 27 customers are without power in Etowah County, AL across 2 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc and Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Etowah County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/etowah-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Etowah County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/etowah-county
Not counted: no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL).
0.0%of this county's ~55,606 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc, Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Etowah 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35903 | 297 | 24 | 216 | ≤11 |
| 35901 | 269 | 16 | 199 | ≤11 |
| 35954 | 217 | 16 | 161 | ≤11 |
| 35904 | 208 | ≤11 | 161 | 0 |
| 35956 | 152 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 35906 | 140 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 35952 | 129 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 35907 | 118 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 35905 | 104 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 35972 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 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 Etowah County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Etowah County right now.
Etowah County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- High Wind Warning ×2
Latest Etowah County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 509 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- GREW
Outage grew to 821 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 543 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 742 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Etowah 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 Etowah Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Etowah County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,692 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 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,441 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 167 | 4,695 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 878 | 10,229 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 998 | 3,986 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 1,011 | 10,441 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | 967 | 3,102 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 965 | 7,977 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 963 | 12,692 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 1,012 | 7,242 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 969 | 4,010 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Etowah County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Etowah 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
- Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)16.0¢19,006 cust
- Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop13.2¢17,449 cust
- Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc16.9¢15,806 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 · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 Etowah County: FAQ
- How often does Etowah County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Etowah County, AL logged 969 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Etowah County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,692 customers without power, beginning August 3, 2023 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Etowah County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 27 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Etowah County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Etowah County.
35901, 35903, 35904, 35905, 35906, 35907, 35952, 35954, 35956, 35972, 35990
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | 5.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop | - | 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/01055 and /api/v1/counties/01055/history. Live data as of .