Power Outages in Houston County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 30 customers are without power in Houston County, AL across 30 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co, City of Dothan - (AL) and Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Houston County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/houston-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Houston County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/houston-county
0.0%of this county's ~60,927 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, City of Dothan - (AL), Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dothan - (AL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Houston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36301 | 485 | 27 | 355 | ≤11 |
| 36303 | 382 | 21 | 255 | ≤11 |
| 36305 | 173 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 36312 | 90 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 36352 | 89 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 36320 | 63 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 36376 | 31 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 36321 | 30 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 36370 | 23 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 36343 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 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 Houston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Houston County right now.
Houston County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×14
- Tropical Storm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Houston County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 264 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 517 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Houston 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 Houston Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Houston County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,059 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 23,059 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 205 | 1,741 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 94 | 1,083 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 507 | 1,714 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 940 | 23,059 | 19.6 |
| 2019 | 792 | 1,408 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 886 | 3,042 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 951 | 6,175 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 917 | 3,567 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 1,018 | 7,579 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 915 | 9,944 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 1,021 | 3,183 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Houston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Houston 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
- City of Dothan - (AL)10.7¢26,932 cust
- Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc16.0¢22,857 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 hurricanes exposure · 2.7 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 Houston County: FAQ
- How often does Houston County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Houston County, AL logged 1,021 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Houston County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,059 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 9d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Houston County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 30 customers are currently without power across 30 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Houston County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, City of Dothan - (AL), West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
Dothan. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Houston County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Houston County.
36301, 36303, 36305, 36312, 36320, 36321, 36343, 36352, 36370, 36376
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | 6.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Dothan - (AL) | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | 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/01069 and /api/v1/counties/01069/history. Live data as of .