Power Outages in Monroe County, AL
Alabama Power Co and Baldwin County El Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Clarke-Washington E M C, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.6 hours.
Monroe County, AL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/monroe-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/monroe-county
Alabama Power Co and Baldwin County El Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Clarke-Washington E M C, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,281 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clarke-Washington E M C, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL), Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc. 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, Baldwin County El Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36460 | 115 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 36445 | 76 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 36480 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 36471 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36425 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36481 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36444 | ≤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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monroe County right now.
Monroe County has been under 42 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Hurricane Warning ×3
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Monroe County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 9h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 122 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 583 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,233 customers out (10% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 586 customers out (4.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 6.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,793 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 6.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,793 customers out) · decade average 8.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41 | 748 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 152 | 295 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 209 | 1,284 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 537 | 3,039 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 603 | 3,873 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 589 | 6,793 | 57.0 |
| 2021 | 565 | 1,549 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 585 | 2,391 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 598 | 2,169 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 650 | 967 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 607 | 3,427 | 6.6 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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
- Baldwin County El Member Corp14.2¢85,081 cust
- Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢20,846 cust
- Clarke-Washington E M C15.9¢18,723 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 · 8.2 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, AL logged 607 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,793 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 6d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Monroe County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Baldwin County El Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
36425, 36439, 36444, 36445, 36460, 36470, 36471, 36480, 36481
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | - | 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/01099 and /api/v1/counties/01099/history.