Power Outages in Morgan County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Decatur Utilities, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc and Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp in Morgan County, AL. There is no live feed for City of Hartselle. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Morgan County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/morgan-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morgan County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/morgan-county
No active outages are reported by Decatur Utilities, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc and Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp in Morgan County.
No live feed for City of Hartselle: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
38%of this county's ~70,270 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hartselle. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 26,943 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| City of Hartselle | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Decatur Utilities, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc and Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp 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 Morgan 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35640 | 398 | 25 | 327 | ≤11 |
| 35603 | 372 | 21 | 292 | ≤11 |
| 35601 | 362 | 13 | 270 | ≤11 |
| 35622 | 116 | 13 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 35670 | 111 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 35754 | 52 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 35621 | 45 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 35775 | ≤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 Morgan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morgan County right now.
Morgan County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Morgan County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 545 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,004 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Decaturno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,404 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,477 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 61 | 121 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 80 | 835 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 115 | 1,716 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 467 | 4,369 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 451 | 4,596 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 416 | 8,941 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 470 | 12,404 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 519 | 7,821 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 862 | 6,477 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Morgan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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.
- Cullman Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢40,027 cust
- Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp15.4¢37,109 cust
- Decatur Utilities12.1¢22,830 cust
- City of Hartselle13.0¢4,645 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 high winds exposure · 1.0 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 Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, AL logged 862 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,404 customers without power, beginning August 11, 2023 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Cullman Electric Coop, Inc, Decatur Utilities, Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp.
Decatur. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Morgan County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
35601, 35603, 35621, 35622, 35640, 35670, 35754, 35775
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 · county | - |
| Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Hartselle | - | No live feed | - |
| Decatur Utilities | - | Live · county | - |
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/01103 and /api/v1/counties/01103/history.