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2023 Alabama Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 6.3 hours — the 20th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.3
Peak customers out
31,102
Rank (worst state)
20th
Counties affected
20

Alabama outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Alabama counties in 2023

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

1Madison County31,1022Lauderdale County26,1663Jefferson County25,3484Montgomery County21,0975Calhoun County17,6726Cullman County15,5117Dallas County15,3588Baldwin County13,5379St. Clair County12,71110Etowah County12,69211Morgan County12,40412Mobile County11,65113Walker County10,54114Winston County10,38315Marion County10,34616Tallapoosa County9,61917Elmore County8,99518Butler County8,66819Houston County7,57920Tuscaloosa County7,404

Biggest Alabama outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Madison CountyJuly 18, 202331,102
Madison CountyMarch 3, 202327,082
Lauderdale CountyMarch 25, 202326,166
Jefferson CountyDecember 9, 202325,348
Madison CountyAugust 6, 202323,169
Montgomery CountyJune 11, 202321,097
Madison CountyApril 5, 202317,699
Calhoun CountyApril 3, 202317,672
Lauderdale CountyMarch 3, 202317,478
Jefferson CountyFebruary 28, 202316,785
Alabama by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.