Power Outages in Sumter County, AL
Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.8 hours.
Sumter County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/sumter-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sumter County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/sumter-county
Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,152 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sumter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35470 | 53 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 36925 | 33 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 36907 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 36922 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35464 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35460 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35459 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Sumter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sumter County right now.
Sumter County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
Latest Sumter County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 41m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 201 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 118 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sumter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sumter County went about 14.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,412 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 14.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,990 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71 | 850 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 497 | 1,044 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 520 | 848 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 522 | 1,511 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | 522 | 3,412 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 507 | 2,598 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 542 | 2,596 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 511 | 1,604 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 552 | 1,990 | 14.8 |
Cost of power in Sumter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sumter 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
- 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 8.0 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 Sumter County: FAQ
- How often does Sumter County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sumter County, AL logged 552 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sumter County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,412 customers without power, beginning October 19, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Sumter County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sumter County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sumter County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sumter County.
35459, 35460, 35464, 35470, 35477, 36901, 36907, 36925
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| 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/01119 and /api/v1/counties/01119/history.