massoutage

2022 Alabama Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.0
Peak customers out
71,413
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

Alabama outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Alabama counties in 2022

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

1Madison County71,4132Jefferson County32,4243Mobile County11,8294Calhoun County10,2305Lauderdale County9,8626Baldwin County9,3167Morgan County8,9418Etowah County7,9779Montgomery County6,96010Wilcox County6,66711Talladega County6,54212Shelby County6,47913Cullman County6,43614Tuscaloosa County6,40615Elmore County6,33516Cleburne County5,97317Henry County5,93518St. Clair County5,69119Walker County5,00820Blount County4,580

Biggest Alabama outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Madison CountyDecember 24, 202271,413
Jefferson CountyJuly 21, 202232,424
Madison CountyOctober 23, 202228,666
Jefferson CountyNovember 29, 202219,083
Jefferson CountyMarch 29, 202217,055
Jefferson CountyDecember 19, 202215,282
Jefferson CountyFebruary 13, 202214,930
Jefferson CountyJuly 3, 202214,531
Mobile CountyApril 16, 202211,829
Mobile CountyMarch 29, 202211,707
Alabama by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.