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Power Outages in Montgomery County, AL

Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.

Montgomery County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Montgomery County

0.0%of this county's ~115,377 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Alabama Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)Live · total onlynot by county------
South Alabama Elec Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Montgomery 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
2,225
Oxygen service
353
Dialysis (facility)
539
Home health / hospice
469
By ZIP code (19)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
3611729113191≤11
361162661817913
36109217≤111540
3610820321139≤11
36106123≤1176≤11
36110108≤11770
3611198≤1156≤11
3610596≤1167≤11
3610484≤1157≤11
3610774≤1157≤11
3606449≤1133≤11
3604348≤11390
3606934≤11300
3604620≤1114≤11
3603620≤11150
36113≤110≤110
36065≤110≤110
36052≤110≤110
36013≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Montgomery County, AL

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

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Recent NWS alert activity · Montgomery County

Montgomery County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.

  • Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
  • Tropical Storm Warning ×10
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Flash Flood Warning ×2
  • Heat Advisory ×2
  • Tropical Storm Watch ×2

Latest Montgomery County, AL outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 5h 51m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  6. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 356 customers out

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

Outage trend · Montgomery County, AL
0customers out · peak 72
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Montgomery County, AL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 72 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.020406080Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery County

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

  • Montgomeryno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,346 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 2.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Montgomery County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.0h, 2016 0.0h, 2017 0.5h, 2018 2.8h, 2019 2.3h, 2020 9.4h, 2021 5.3h, 2022 2.8h, 2023 4.5h, 2024 2.4h, 2025 2.3h. Highlighted: 2020.02.557.5100.0h20150.0h20160.5h20172.8h20182.3h20199.4h20205.3h20212.8h20224.5h20232.4h20242.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2020 (peak 29,346 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201512230.0
2016151490.0
20174978,0470.5
20181,03011,5332.8
20191,15510,7682.3
20201,05929,3469.4
202199223,8615.3
20229016,9602.8
202381721,0974.5
20249327,0792.4
20259697,0872.3

Cost of power in Montgomery County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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.

17.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 42% 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
October 29, 202029,3467d
May 4, 202123,8612d 14h
April 12, 202022,7982d 5h
June 11, 202321,09711d 6h
August 1, 202115,6993d 5h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

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

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Power outages in Montgomery County: FAQ

How often does Montgomery County, AL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, AL logged 969 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, AL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,346 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 7d.
Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, AL right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Montgomery County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Montgomery County, AL?
Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.
Nearby counties
Autauga CountyBullock CountyCrenshaw CountyElmore County
Cities & towns in Montgomery County

Montgomery. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Montgomery County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Montgomery County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.

36013, 36036, 36052, 36057, 36064, 36069, 36101, 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 36112, 36113, 36114, 36115, 36116, 36117, 36130

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc3.9 hrsLive · total only-
Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)4.3 hrsLive · total only-
Alabama Power Co-Live · total only
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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/01101 and /api/v1/counties/01101/history.