Power Outages in Walker County, AL
Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.6 hours.
Walker County, AL is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/walker-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Walker County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/walker-county
Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~39,148 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Walker 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35504 | 163 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 35501 | 135 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 35503 | 130 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 35578 | 81 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 35550 | 66 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 35580 | 61 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 35063 | 57 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 35549 | 53 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 35579 | 42 | 0 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 35148 | 37 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 35130 | 37 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 35587 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35584 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Walker County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Walker County right now.
Walker County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Walker County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 469 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 402 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Walker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Walker County went about 18.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,667 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 18.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 9,266 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 228 | 796 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 932 | 4,078 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 1,091 | 6,788 | 9.6 |
| 2020 | 1,043 | 10,667 | 14.2 |
| 2021 | 1,013 | 7,002 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 1,067 | 5,008 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 1,051 | 10,541 | 12.4 |
| 2024 | 1,000 | 3,175 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 981 | 9,266 | 18.6 |
Cost of power in Walker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Walker 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
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 · 9.5 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 Walker County: FAQ
- How often does Walker County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Walker County, AL logged 981 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Walker County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,667 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Walker County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Walker County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Walker County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Walker County.
35063, 35130, 35148, 35501, 35503, 35504, 35550, 35573, 35578, 35579, 35580, 35584, 35587
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 |
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/01127 and /api/v1/counties/01127/history.