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2016 Alabama Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 0.7 hours — the 46th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
0.7
Peak customers out
32,086
Rank (worst state)
46th
Counties affected
20

Alabama outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

0.5h20150.7h20161.7h20174.9h20183.2h201922.1h20204.6h20214.0h20226.3h20234.9h20246.2h2025

Hardest-hit Alabama counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Madison County32,0862Baldwin County19,0493Elmore County3,7434Butler County3,1845Chilton County2,7056Dallas County2,5507Coffee County1,8268Pike County1,7719Coosa County1,62610Covington County1,58511Autauga County1,58312Wilcox County1,23713Crenshaw County1,15214Houston County1,08315Geneva County73516Dale County52317Talladega County47618Lowndes County43319Tallapoosa County39620Conecuh County358

Biggest Alabama outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Madison CountyJanuary 25, 201632,086
Baldwin CountyOctober 31, 201619,049
Baldwin CountyJuly 12, 201613,342
Madison CountyMay 17, 201611,717
Madison CountyMay 18, 201610,305
Madison CountyAugust 24, 20169,949
Madison CountyJune 15, 20169,381
Baldwin CountySeptember 16, 20168,130
Baldwin CountyApril 21, 20166,072
Baldwin CountyJanuary 22, 20165,446
Alabama by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.