Power Outages in Fayette County, AL
Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.9 hours.
Fayette County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/fayette-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fayette County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/fayette-county
Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,327 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fayette 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35555 | 122 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 35594 | 103 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 35546 | 71 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 35542 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 35554 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Fayette County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fayette County right now.
Fayette County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Fayette County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 118 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 28.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,915 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 28.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,915 customers out) · decade average 15.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 149 | 395 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 624 | 5,038 | 9.4 |
| 2019 | 695 | 3,596 | 17.6 |
| 2020 | 675 | 3,193 | 14.9 |
| 2021 | 622 | 1,208 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 741 | 1,236 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | 677 | 5,915 | 29.3 |
| 2024 | 735 | 2,153 | 18.0 |
| 2025 | 728 | 3,003 | 28.9 |
Cost of power in Fayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fayette 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
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 · 15.6 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 Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, AL logged 728 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,915 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 3d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fayette County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
35542, 35545, 35549, 35554, 35555, 35559, 35594
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Tombigbee Electric 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/01057 and /api/v1/counties/01057/history.