2023 Alabama Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 6.3 hours, the 20th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
6.3
vs prior year
▲ 59%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
16.1M
Peak customers out
154,753
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of AL customers
Counties reporting
65
Alabama year over year
All 65 Alabama counties, 2023
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilcox County | 40.1 | 238K | 5,917 | 4,941 | 570 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 34.9 | 676K | 19,358 | 15,358 | 950 |
| 3 | Lamar County | 33.4 | 208K | 6,221 | 4,330 | 562 |
| 4 | Coosa County | 32.7 | 136K | 4,170 | 3,871 | 627 |
| 5 | Winston County | 31.3 | 416K | 13,268 | 10,383 | 744 |
| 6 | Lowndes County | 29.9 | 164K | 5,496 | 5,304 | 571 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 29.3 | 230K | 7,831 | 5,915 | 677 |
| 8 | Lauderdale County | 27.6 | 1.4M | 49,361 | 26,166 | 725 |
| 9 | Marion County | 27.2 | 382K | 14,058 | 10,346 | 879 |
| 10 | Butler County | 24.5 | 302K | 12,325 | 8,668 | 762 |
| 11 | Crenshaw County | 19.8 | 161K | 8,129 | 5,198 | 682 |
| 12 | Tallapoosa County | 19.5 | 430K | 22,039 | 9,619 | 862 |
| 13 | Cleburne County | 16.5 | 116K | 6,993 | 2,037 | 583 |
| 14 | Randolph County | 13.9 | 113K | 8,122 | 3,576 | 773 |
| 15 | Perry County | 13.2 | 59K | 4,481 | 1,627 | 464 |
| 16 | Walker County | 12.4 | 410K | 32,987 | 10,541 | 1,051 |
| 17 | Cullman County | 12.0 | 711K | 59,296 | 15,511 | 891 |
| 18 | Pickens County | 11.3 | 98K | 8,654 | 3,655 | 714 |
| 19 | Elmore County | 10.9 | 421K | 38,649 | 8,995 | 1,008 |
| 20 | Clay County | 10.1 | 56K | 5,554 | 1,377 | 533 |
| 21 | Blount County | 9.8 | 266K | 27,074 | 4,580 | 914 |
| 22 | Etowah County | 9.8 | 531K | 54,206 | 12,692 | 963 |
| 23 | Sumter County | 9.2 | 63K | 6,825 | 2,596 | 542 |
| 24 | Autauga County | 8.8 | 217K | 24,619 | 6,873 | 964 |
| 25 | Bibb County | 8.7 | 96K | 11,037 | 1,457 | 746 |
| 26 | Hale County | 8.3 | 65K | 7,916 | 1,836 | 578 |
| 27 | Talladega County | 7.8 | 305K | 39,215 | 3,522 | 880 |
| 28 | Mobile County | 7.4 | 814K | 110,135 | 11,651 | 498 |
| 29 | Greene County | 7.0 | 30K | 4,217 | 1,290 | 300 |
| 30 | St. Clair County | 7.0 | 289K | 41,320 | 12,711 | 829 |
| 31 | Choctaw County | 6.8 | 49K | 7,230 | 1,788 | 250 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 6.6 | 412K | 62,182 | 17,672 | 916 |
| 33 | Geneva County | 6.4 | 75K | 11,742 | 1,725 | 975 |
| 34 | Pike County | 6.0 | 168K | 27,989 | 4,975 | 917 |
| 35 | Henry County | 5.9 | 47K | 8,040 | 1,696 | 524 |
| 36 | Barbour County | 5.7 | 71K | 12,400 | 2,949 | 674 |
| 37 | Bullock County | 5.6 | 49K | 8,727 | 2,219 | 407 |
| 38 | Chilton County | 5.3 | 104K | 19,414 | 6,902 | 988 |
| 39 | Chambers County | 5.3 | 68K | 12,749 | 4,094 | 746 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 5.1 | 54K | 10,522 | 2,169 | 598 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 5.0 | 108K | 21,671 | 2,290 | 467 |
| 42 | Coffee County | 4.8 | 151K | 31,347 | 6,088 | 917 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | 4.8 | 1.8M | 372,757 | 25,348 | 157 |
| 44 | Madison County | 4.6 | 914K | 198,793 | 31,102 | 1,048 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 4.5 | 615K | 137,566 | 21,097 | 817 |
| 46 | Dale County | 4.4 | 110K | 25,013 | 6,165 | 811 |
| 47 | Marengo County | 4.0 | 46K | 11,446 | 1,948 | 573 |
| 48 | Escambia County | 3.9 | 72K | 18,593 | 6,245 | 643 |
| 49 | Tuscaloosa County | 3.5 | 437K | 126,125 | 7,404 | 834 |
| 50 | Shelby County | 3.2 | 363K | 111,917 | 7,157 | 745 |
| 51 | Covington County | 3.0 | 92K | 30,321 | 3,344 | 664 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 2.6 | 184K | 69,963 | 12,404 | 470 |
| 53 | Russell County | 2.6 | 57K | 21,728 | 2,038 | 899 |
| 54 | Macon County | 2.4 | 36K | 15,032 | 2,084 | 372 |
| 55 | Clarke County | 2.4 | 52K | 21,629 | 1,313 | 480 |
| 56 | Lee County | 2.4 | 152K | 63,579 | 2,916 | 1,013 |
| 57 | Houston County | 2.2 | 160K | 72,388 | 7,579 | 1,018 |
| 58 | Conecuh County | 2.1 | 12K | 5,906 | 436 | 139 |
| 59 | Baldwin County | 1.5 | 298K | 195,253 | 13,537 | 924 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 0.8 | 9,902 | 13,082 | 429 | 33 |
| 61 | Washington County | 0.7 | 5,713 | 7,878 | 383 | 64 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 0.3 | 7,714 | 29,336 | 846 | 20 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 0.1 | 6,277 | 52,022 | 826 | 72 |
| 64 | Limestone County | 0.1 | 4,620 | 52,376 | 314 | 44 |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 0.0 | 164 | 24,534 | 40 | 13 |
Biggest Alabama outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County, AL | July 18, 2023 21:45 | July 23, 2023 03:45 | 4d 6h | 31,102 | 217K |
| 2 | Madison County, AL | March 3, 2023 15:45 | March 6, 2023 07:45 | 2d 16h | 27,082 | 152K |
| 3 | Lauderdale County, AL | March 25, 2023 03:45 | April 2, 2023 04:45 | 8d 1h | 26,166 | 719K |
| 4 | Jefferson County, AL | December 9, 2023 20:45 | December 13, 2023 11:45 | 3d 15h | 25,348 | 370K |
| 5 | Madison County, AL | August 6, 2023 18:15 | August 8, 2023 05:15 | 1d 11h | 23,169 | 130K |
| 6 | Montgomery County, AL | June 11, 2023 13:45 | June 22, 2023 20:00 | 11d 6h | 21,097 | 285K |
| 7 | Madison County, AL | April 5, 2023 23:30 | April 7, 2023 01:00 | 1d 1h | 17,699 | 31K |
| 8 | Calhoun County, AL | April 3, 2023 11:30 | April 4, 2023 06:45 | 19h 15m | 17,672 | 7,482 |
| 9 | Lauderdale County, AL | March 3, 2023 12:45 | March 7, 2023 07:00 | 3d 18h | 17,478 | 313K |
| 10 | Jefferson County, AL | February 28, 2023 14:00 | March 16, 2023 04:00 | 15d 14h | 16,785 | 185K |
| 11 | Cullman County, AL | March 3, 2023 15:00 | March 7, 2023 00:00 | 3d 9h | 15,511 | 262K |
| 12 | Calhoun County, AL | March 3, 2023 15:45 | March 5, 2023 06:45 | 1d 15h | 15,449 | 56K |
| 13 | Dallas County, AL | January 12, 2023 15:45 | January 19, 2023 03:45 | 6d 12h | 15,358 | 410K |
| 14 | Cullman County, AL | August 6, 2023 18:15 | August 11, 2023 17:30 | 4d 23h | 14,739 | 150K |
| 15 | Madison County, AL | February 20, 2023 17:15 | February 20, 2023 17:30 | 15m | 14,116 | 3,529 |
| 16 | Baldwin County, AL | October 12, 2023 22:15 | October 13, 2023 00:45 | 2h 30m | 13,537 | 3,397 |
| 17 | Baldwin County, AL | January 18, 2023 04:00 | January 18, 2023 06:30 | 2h 30m | 13,027 | 13K |
| 18 | Madison County, AL | June 12, 2023 01:00 | June 13, 2023 06:00 | 1d 5h | 12,771 | 48K |
| 19 | Jefferson County, AL | August 16, 2023 08:45 | September 9, 2023 17:15 | 24d 8h | 12,713 | 68K |
| 20 | St. Clair County, AL | July 28, 2023 19:15 | July 31, 2023 18:30 | 2d 23h | 12,711 | 14K |
| 21 | Etowah County, AL | August 3, 2023 13:30 | August 6, 2023 05:00 | 2d 15h | 12,692 | 178K |
| 22 | Cullman County, AL | June 19, 2023 04:45 | June 19, 2023 07:45 | 3h | 12,503 | 19K |
| 23 | Morgan County, AL | August 11, 2023 02:15 | August 11, 2023 08:15 | 6h | 12,404 | 39K |
| 24 | Dallas County, AL | June 14, 2023 18:45 | June 19, 2023 06:00 | 4d 11h | 12,345 | 138K |
| 25 | Jefferson County, AL | July 31, 2023 11:45 | August 16, 2023 08:00 | 15d 20h | 12,205 | 284K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Alabama's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.