Power Outages in Macon County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) in Macon County, AL. There is no live feed for City of Tuskegee. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Macon County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/macon-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Macon County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/macon-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) in Macon County.
No live feed for City of Tuskegee: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
13%of this county's ~10,886 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Tuskegee. 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 | 1,444 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Tuskegee | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) reportevery 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 Macon 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36083 | 104 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 36866 | 56 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 36075 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 36088 | 27 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 36039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36031 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Macon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Macon County right now.
Macon 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 Warning ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Tropical Storm Watch ×2
Latest Macon County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 152 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 451 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 454 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 870 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 440 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Macon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Macon County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,815 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,815 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 148 | 971 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 356 | 1,578 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 328 | 2,084 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 333 | 1,952 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 319 | 2,399 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 340 | 2,538 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 372 | 2,084 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 355 | 1,808 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 371 | 2,815 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Macon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Macon 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
- Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)15.4¢22,315 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 3.0 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 Macon County: FAQ
- How often does Macon County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Macon County, AL logged 371 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Macon County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,815 customers without power, beginning April 11, 2025 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Macon County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Macon County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Macon County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Macon County.
36031, 36039, 36075, 36083, 36088, 36866
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 · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| City of Tuskegee | - | 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/01087 and /api/v1/counties/01087/history.