Power Outages in Russell County, AL
Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Russell County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/russell-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Russell County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/russell-county
Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~30,217 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Russell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36867 | 221 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 36869 | 212 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 36875 | 52 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 36856 | 51 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 36871 | 21 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 36860 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 36858 | ≤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 Russell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Russell County right now.
Russell County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Russell County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 331 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Russell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Russell County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,718 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 2018 (peak 2,988 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 141 | 1,150 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 792 | 2,988 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 891 | 3,389 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 882 | 4,718 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 889 | 2,694 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 959 | 1,711 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 899 | 2,038 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 893 | 2,370 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 902 | 3,459 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Russell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Russell 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
- Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc14.8¢30,157 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 · 3.1 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 Russell County: FAQ
- How often does Russell County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Russell County, AL logged 902 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Russell County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,718 customers without power, beginning May 17, 2020 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Russell County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Russell County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Russell County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Russell County.
36851, 36856, 36858, 36860, 36867, 36869, 36871, 36875
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only |
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/01113 and /api/v1/counties/01113/history.