Power Outages in Lawrence County, AL
Alabama Power Co, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc, Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp and Sheffield Utilities publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Courtland. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Lawrence County, AL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/lawrence-county
Alabama Power Co, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc, Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp and Sheffield Utilities publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Courtland: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,180 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Courtland. 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, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc, Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp, Sheffield Utilities.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheffield Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Courtland | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lawrence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35650 | 245 | 13 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 35673 | 115 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 35672 | 107 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 35619 | 83 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 35643 | 53 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 35618 | 30 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 35651 | ≤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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lawrence County right now.
Lawrence County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Lawrence County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 273 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,427 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,427 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 41 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 38 | 739 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 22 | 367 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | 370 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 21 | 30 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 429 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 23 | 429 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 428 | 2,427 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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
- Cullman Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢40,027 cust
- Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp15.4¢37,109 cust
- Sheffield Utilities13.0¢15,662 cust
- City of Courtland13.1¢552 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 · 0.5 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 Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, AL logged 428 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,427 customers without power, beginning April 10, 2025 and lasting about 1d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lawrence County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp, Sheffield Utilities.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
35618, 35619, 35643, 35650, 35651, 35672, 35673
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | 13.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Sheffield Utilities | - | Live · total only | - |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Courtland | - | 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/01079 and /api/v1/counties/01079/history.