Power Outages in Shelby County, AL
Is there a power outage in Shelby County, AL right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC, Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Shelby County, AL.
Shelby County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/shelby-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/shelby-county
Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc list 1 small outage in Shelby County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Shelby County, AL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~110,292 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 112,606 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 2 | October 19, 2026 23:30 UTC | |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 858 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc 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 Shelby 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35242 | 312 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 35007 | 192 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 35124 | 165 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 35040 | 143 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 35115 | 127 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 35080 | 110 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 35051 | 89 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 35043 | 74 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 35143 | 55 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 35114 | 50 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 35186 | 49 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 35178 | 46 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 35147 | 38 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 35078 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 35176 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 54 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
Latest Shelby County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 812 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 496 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,058 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 59,216 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 59,216 customers out) · decade average 6.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 183 | 21,210 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 533 | 17,930 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 662 | 5,351 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 709 | 59,216 | 22.8 |
| 2021 | 632 | 16,621 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 727 | 6,479 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 745 | 7,118 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 743 | 39,965 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 769 | 10,011 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
- Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc16.9¢15,806 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High tornadoes exposure · 6.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, AL logged 769 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 59,216 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 7d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, AL right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC, Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Shelby County, AL.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
35007, 35040, 35043, 35051, 35078, 35080, 35114, 35115, 35124, 35143, 35147, 35176, 35178, 35185, 35186, 35242, 35244
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Shelby County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | 5.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/01117 and /api/v1/counties/01117/history.