Power Outages in Lee County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Lee County, AL across 3 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co, City of Opelika - (AL), Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Lee County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/lee-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/lee-county
- Alabama Power Co
- Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc
0.0%of this county's ~94,715 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, City of Opelika - (AL), Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), Tallapoosa River Elec 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 Opelika - (AL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36801 | 300 | 20 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 36830 | 259 | 18 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 36804 | 257 | 19 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 36870 | 176 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 36874 | 126 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 36877 | 122 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 36832 | 108 | 15 | 73 | ≤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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Lee County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 551 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 636 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lee 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 Lee Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,390 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 12,159 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 229 | 1,631 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 939 | 10,032 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 1,117 | 11,354 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 1,084 | 12,159 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 1,048 | 14,390 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 1,045 | 3,304 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 1,013 | 2,916 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 1,048 | 6,600 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 1,071 | 5,522 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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
- Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc14.8¢30,157 cust
- Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)15.4¢22,315 cust
- City of Opelika - (AL)13.2¢13,898 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, AL logged 1,071 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,390 customers without power, beginning May 7, 2021 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 9 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lee County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, City of Opelika - (AL), Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
Auburn. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lee County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lee County.
36801, 36804, 36830, 36832, 36849, 36865, 36870, 36874, 36877
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | 4.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| City of Opelika - (AL) | - | 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/01081 and /api/v1/counties/01081/history. Live data as of .