Power Outages in Franklin County, AL
Alabama Power Co and Sheffield Utilities publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Russellville - (AL) and Franklin Electric Coop - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Franklin County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/franklin-county
Alabama Power Co and Sheffield Utilities publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Russellville - (AL) and Franklin Electric Coop - (AL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,576 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Russellville - (AL), Franklin 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, Sheffield Utilities.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheffield Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Russellville - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35653 | 151 | 17 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 35654 | 114 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 35581 | 71 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 35582 | 59 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 35585 | 30 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 35593 | 25 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 35571 | 14 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,842 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,842 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52 | 48 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 353 | 1,156 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 408 | 697 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 391 | 877 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 394 | 4,842 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 424 | 932 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 467 | 2,290 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 487 | 1,389 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 525 | 2,003 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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
- Sheffield Utilities13.0¢15,662 cust
- Franklin Electric Coop - (AL)14.6¢5,997 cust
- City of Russellville - (AL)13.9¢3,918 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 tornadoes exposure · 2.8 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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, AL logged 525 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,842 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 4d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Sheffield Utilities.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
35571, 35581, 35582, 35585, 35593, 35653, 35654
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 | |
| Sheffield Utilities | - | Live · total only | - |
| Franklin Electric Coop - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Russellville - (AL) | - | 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/01059 and /api/v1/counties/01059/history.