Power Outages in Hale County, AL
Is there a power outage in Hale County, AL right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co in Hale County, AL. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp.
Hale County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/hale-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hale County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/hale-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co in Hale County.
No live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Hale 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 Black Warrior Elec Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
62%of this county's ~11,379 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Warrior Elec Member Corp. 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 | 7,100 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co reportsevery 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 Hale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36744 | 59 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 35474 | 57 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 35441 | 21 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 36776 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36765 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Hale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hale County right now.
Hale 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 Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Hale County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 21m
- GREW
Outage grew to 467 customers out (5.9% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 159 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Hale County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hale County went about 15.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,262 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 15.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,262 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 105 | 532 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 530 | 898 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 530 | 1,431 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 566 | 1,770 | 10.1 |
| 2021 | 511 | 3,008 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 582 | 2,009 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 578 | 1,411 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 580 | 2,709 | 10.9 |
| 2025 | 593 | 5,262 | 15.0 |
Cost of power in Hale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hale 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
- Black Warrior Elec Member Corp15.1¢19,934 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 8.3 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 Hale County: FAQ
- How often does Hale County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hale County, AL logged 593 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hale County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,262 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2025 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Hale County, AL right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co in Hale County, AL. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp.
- Which utilities serve Hale County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hale County.
35441, 35474, 36744, 36776
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 Hale County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | - | 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/01065 and /api/v1/counties/01065/history.