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2021 Alabama Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 4.6 hours — the 22nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.6
Peak customers out
32,123
Rank (worst state)
22nd
Counties affected
20

Alabama outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Alabama counties in 2021

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

1Madison County32,1232Baldwin County27,8793Montgomery County23,8614Mobile County19,7125Shelby County16,6216Autauga County15,4627Lauderdale County14,8528Lee County14,3909St. Clair County14,01710Elmore County11,80411Jefferson County11,25412Calhoun County9,88813Tuscaloosa County9,75414Tallapoosa County7,60615Cullman County7,02016Walker County7,00217Chilton County6,70318Blount County6,21919Houston County6,17520Marion County5,951

Biggest Alabama outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Madison CountyJuly 11, 202132,123
Baldwin CountySeptember 28, 202127,879
Montgomery CountyMay 4, 202123,861
Madison CountyFebruary 20, 202119,947
Mobile CountyApril 21, 202119,712
Shelby CountyMarch 25, 202116,621
Montgomery CountyAugust 1, 202115,699
Autauga CountyMay 4, 202115,462
Lauderdale CountyAugust 21, 202114,852
Lee CountyMay 7, 202114,390
Alabama by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.