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Power Outages in Tuscaloosa 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 8.4 hours.

Tuscaloosa County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.

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Live status by utility · Tuscaloosa County

0.0%of this county's ~114,098 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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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.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Alabama Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Black Warrior Elec Member CorpNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Tuscaloosa 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.

Power-dependent
1,675
Oxygen service
182
Dialysis (facility)
319
Home health / hospice
499
By ZIP code (17)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
3540527528162≤11
3540122413127≤11
35473140≤1174≤11
354531361998≤11
35475117≤1172≤11
35404109≤1169≤11
35406106≤1161≤11
3547664≤1139≤11
3549054≤1139≤11
3545247≤1136≤11
3544435≤11250
3545632≤11250
3546329≤11170
3544620≤11130
3548014≤11≤110
35458≤110≤110
35457≤11000

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Tuscaloosa County, AL

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Recent NWS alert activity · Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa County has been under 44 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 ×7
  • Tropical Storm Warning ×4
  • Flood Advisory ×3
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3

Latest Tuscaloosa County, AL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 16m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 329 customers out

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 727 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

Outage trend · Tuscaloosa County, AL
0customers out · peak 232
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Tuscaloosa County, AL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 232 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Tuscaloosa County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Tuscaloosano outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Tuscaloosa County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,015 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 8.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2017–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Tuscaloosa County average outage hours per customer by year2017–2025: 2017 0.3h, 2018 4.2h, 2019 3.3h, 2020 5.1h, 2021 3.0h, 2022 3.2h, 2023 3.5h, 2024 6.6h, 2025 8.4h. Highlighted: 2025.02.557.5100.3h20174.2h20183.3h20195.1h20203.0h20213.2h20223.5h20236.6h20248.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 19,015 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20171609260.3
201873217,8974.2
20198388,2903.3
202088013,9995.1
20217989,7543.0
20228266,4063.2
20238347,4043.5
202479411,4786.6
202574719,0158.4

Cost of power in Tuscaloosa County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Tuscaloosa 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.

17.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 46% since 2015
vs Alabama avg 16.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 16, 202519,0152d 8h
June 26, 201817,8974d 19h
May 18, 202514,9533d 20h
April 12, 202013,9993d 14h
August 2, 202411,4782d 18h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High high winds exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Tuscaloosa County: FAQ

How often does Tuscaloosa County, AL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Tuscaloosa County, AL logged 747 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Tuscaloosa County, AL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,015 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2025 and lasting about 2d 8h.
Is there a power outage in Tuscaloosa County, AL right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Tuscaloosa County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Tuscaloosa County, AL?
Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Nearby counties
Bibb CountyFayette CountyGreene CountyHale County
Cities & towns in Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Tuscaloosa County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Tuscaloosa County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tuscaloosa County.

35401, 35404, 35405, 35406, 35444, 35446, 35452, 35453, 35456, 35457, 35458, 35463, 35473, 35475, 35476, 35480, 35487, 35490, 35546

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Alabama Power Co-Live · total only
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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/01125 and /api/v1/counties/01125/history.