Power Outages in Tallapoosa County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc, Central Alabama Electric Coop and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) in Tallapoosa County, AL. There is no live feed for City of Alexander City. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.1 hours.
Tallapoosa County, AL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/tallapoosa-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tallapoosa County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/tallapoosa-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc, Central Alabama Electric Coop and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) in Tallapoosa County.
No live feed for City of Alexander City: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
76%of this county's ~31,336 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Alexander City. 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 | 22,112 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,317 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Alabama Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 238 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Alexander City | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc, Central Alabama Electric Coop and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) 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 Tallapoosa 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35010 | 295 | 17 | 245 | ≤11 |
| 36853 | 164 | 15 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 36861 | 61 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 36850 | 53 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 36256 | 25 | ≤11 | 19 | 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 Tallapoosa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tallapoosa County right now.
Tallapoosa County has been under 34 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
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Tallapoosa County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 325 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 398 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tallapoosa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tallapoosa County went about 14.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,368 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 14.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 15,368 customers out) · decade average 10.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 181 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 35 | 396 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 167 | 4,017 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 807 | 6,318 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 898 | 5,375 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 830 | 15,368 | 41.4 |
| 2021 | 777 | 7,606 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 839 | 2,216 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 862 | 9,619 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 864 | 5,614 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | 884 | 7,884 | 14.1 |
Cost of power in Tallapoosa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tallapoosa 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
- Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc14.8¢30,157 cust
- Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)15.4¢22,315 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 tornadoes exposure · 10.7 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 Tallapoosa County: FAQ
- How often does Tallapoosa County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tallapoosa County, AL logged 884 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tallapoosa County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,368 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 8d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Tallapoosa County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tallapoosa County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tallapoosa County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Central Alabama Electric Coop, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tallapoosa County.
35010, 36256, 36850, 36853, 36861
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 | - |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | 4.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| City of Alexander City | - | 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/01123 and /api/v1/counties/01123/history.