Power Outages in Perry County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop in Perry County, AL. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.4 hours.
Perry County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/perry-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/perry-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop in Perry County.
No live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
67%of this county's ~7,392 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Warrior Elec Member Corp. 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 | 4,846 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 72 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co and Central Alabama Electric Coop 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 Perry 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36756 | 61 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 36786 | 35 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 36793 | ≤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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Perry County right now.
Perry 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
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Perry County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
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Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 24.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,338 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 24.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,338 customers out) · decade average 18.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 33 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 164 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 87 | 1,623 | 9.0 |
| 2018 | 448 | 2,222 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 470 | 1,190 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 469 | 4,338 | 90.8 |
| 2021 | 478 | 3,332 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | 466 | 818 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | 464 | 1,627 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 485 | 1,510 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | 533 | 1,985 | 24.4 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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
- Central Alabama Electric Coop17.2¢45,580 cust
- Black Warrior Elec Member Corp15.1¢19,934 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 · 18.7 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 Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, AL logged 533 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,338 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 8d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Central Alabama Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
36756, 36765, 36786
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | 7.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | - | 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/01105 and /api/v1/counties/01105/history.