Power Outages in Wilcox County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Wilcox County, AL across 5 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp, Clarke-Washington E M C and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 27.6 hours.
Wilcox County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/wilcox-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilcox County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/wilcox-county
Not counted: no live feed for Black Warrior Elec Member Corp, Clarke-Washington E M C and Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL).
0.0%of this county's ~7,442 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Warrior Elec Member Corp, Clarke-Washington E M C, Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wilcox 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36726 | 34 | 0 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 36769 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 36768 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36751 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36728 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36722 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36720 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36435 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Wilcox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilcox County right now.
Wilcox County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×14
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Wilcox 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: 322 customers out (4.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 197 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13h 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Wilcox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Wilcox Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilcox County went about 27.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,917 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 27.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,917 customers out) · decade average 25.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 120 | 431 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 118 | 1,237 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 201 | 698 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 506 | 4,333 | 16.8 |
| 2019 | 572 | 2,144 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 544 | 5,917 | 124.6 |
| 2021 | 621 | 3,122 | 19.9 |
| 2022 | 554 | 5,917 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 570 | 4,941 | 40.1 |
| 2024 | 581 | 3,791 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 641 | 2,405 | 27.6 |
Cost of power in Wilcox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilcox 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
- Clarke-Washington E M C15.9¢18,723 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 25.4 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 Wilcox County: FAQ
- How often does Wilcox County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilcox County, AL logged 641 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 27.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilcox County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,917 customers without power, beginning June 10, 2022 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Wilcox County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 6 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wilcox County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilcox County.
36435, 36720, 36722, 36723, 36726, 36728, 36741, 36753, 36766, 36768, 36769
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 | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| Clarke-Washington E M C | - | 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/01131 and /api/v1/counties/01131/history. Live data as of .