Power Outages in St. Clair County, AL
Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.9 hours.
St. Clair County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/st-clair-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in St. Clair County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/st-clair-county
Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~51,404 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in St. Clair 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35120 | 178 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 35125 | 164 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 35146 | 123 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 35128 | 119 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 35004 | 110 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 35953 | 104 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 35131 | 73 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 35054 | 59 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 35987 | 50 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 35135 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 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 St. Clair County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for St. Clair County right now.
St. Clair County has been under 36 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 ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest St. Clair County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 855 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 895 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 601 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in St. Clair County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in St. Clair County went about 11.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,066 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 11.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 16,066 customers out) · decade average 8.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 277 | 4,189 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 803 | 13,900 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 928 | 2,173 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 872 | 16,066 | 21.2 |
| 2021 | 803 | 14,017 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 895 | 5,691 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 829 | 12,711 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 823 | 5,696 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 776 | 7,960 | 11.9 |
Cost of power in St. Clair County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for St. Clair 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.
Relatively High tornadoes exposure · 8.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in St. Clair County: FAQ
- How often does St. Clair County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, St. Clair County, AL logged 776 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in St. Clair County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,066 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 6d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in St. Clair County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for St. Clair County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve St. Clair 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 St. Clair County.
35004, 35052, 35054, 35112, 35120, 35125, 35128, 35131, 35135, 35146, 35953, 35987
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | 5.8 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/01115 and /api/v1/counties/01115/history.