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Power Outages in Jefferson County, AL

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 15 customers are without power in Jefferson County, AL across 11 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bessemer Utilities and City of Tarrant, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.0 hours.

Jefferson County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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Scattered outages

15 customers without power

Across 11 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 03:00 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for City of Bessemer Utilities and City of Tarrant.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Jefferson County

0.0%of this county's ~341,937 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Bessemer Utilities, City of Tarrant. 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.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Alabama Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
City of Bessemer UtilitiesNo live feedcan't see------
City of TarrantNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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.

Power-dependent
6,489
Oxygen service
915
Dialysis (facility)
1,183
Home health / hospice
1,731
By ZIP code (48)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
352153282520223
3502027819196≤11
35023234≤11150≤11
35211231≤11148≤11
35173228≤11151≤11
3522622512138≤11
35126197≤11157≤11
3502218914141≤11
35111187≤11140≤11
35214186≤11128≤11
3507118212118≤11
35244179≤11110≤11
35216167≤11117≤11
35217157≤11101≤11
35094154≤11112≤11
35180149≤111040
35235136≤1187≤11
35209122≤1169≤11
35206122≤1184≤11
35243118≤1175≤11
35208114≤1163≤11
35228109≤1176≤11
3506291≤1171≤11
3521086≤1158≤11
3500585≤1165≤11
3520582≤11520
3506481≤1149≤11
3520477≤1138≤11
3520776≤1145≤11
3512773≤1144≤11
3521271≤1154≤11
3521362≤11350
3511759≤11430
3506857≤11430
3522354≤1132≤11
3521854≤1133≤11
3522447≤11340
3522247≤11350
3511647≤1132≤11
3522146≤11300
3520343≤1126≤11
3523440≤11290
3507340030≤11
3511838≤11300
35006350250
3509125≤11190
3506123≤1117≤11
35060≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Jefferson County, AL

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Jefferson County

Jefferson County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 13, 2026.

  • Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
  • Special Weather Statement ×11
  • Tropical Storm Watch ×8
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
  • Tropical Storm Warning ×4
  • Wind Advisory ×2

Latest Jefferson County, AL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 29m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 519 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

Outage trend · Jefferson County, AL
15customers out · peak 739
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Jefferson County, AL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 739 customers out; latest 15 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0200400600800Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 8.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,800 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 8.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2017–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Jefferson County average outage hours per customer by year2017–2025: 2017 0.5h, 2018 5.9h, 2019 3.6h, 2020 6.4h, 2021 5.3h, 2022 5.6h, 2023 4.8h, 2024 4.5h, 2025 8.0h. Highlighted: 2025.024680.5h20175.9h20183.6h20196.4h20205.3h20215.6h20224.8h20234.5h20248.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 39,648 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2017798,2600.5
201815747,8185.9
201916519,4703.6
202015152,8006.4
202111711,2545.3
202212432,4245.6
202315725,3484.8
202414717,6624.5
202518439,6488.0

Cost of power in Jefferson County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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.

17.5¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 45% since 2015
vs Alabama avg 16.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
January 11, 202052,8006d 1h
June 27, 201847,81821d 12h
June 4, 202539,64831d 23h
March 4, 202539,18416d 13h
April 9, 202034,66113d
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High tornadoes exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ

How often does Jefferson County, AL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, AL logged 184 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, AL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 52,800 customers without power, beginning January 11, 2020 and lasting about 6d 1h.
Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, AL right now?
Yes, about 15 customers are currently without power across 11 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Jefferson County, AL?
Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Nearby counties
Bibb CountyBlount CountyShelby CountySt. Clair County
Cities & towns in Jefferson County

Birmingham, Hoover. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Jefferson County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Jefferson County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County (showing 40 of 54).

35005, 35006, 35020, 35022, 35023, 35036, 35060, 35061, 35062, 35064, 35068, 35071, 35073, 35091, 35094, 35111, 35116, 35117, 35118, 35119, 35126, 35127, 35173, 35180, 35181, 35203, 35204, 35205, 35206, 35207, 35208, 35209, 35210, 35211, 35212, 35213, 35214, 35215, 35216, 35217

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Alabama Power Co-Live · total only
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City of Bessemer Utilities-No live feed-
City of Tarrant-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/01073 and /api/v1/counties/01073/history. Live data as of .