2024 Alabama Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Alabama customer went without power for about 4.9 hours, the 28th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.9
vs prior year
▼ 22%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
12.7M
Peak customers out
100,498
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of AL customers
Counties reporting
66
Alabama year over year
All 66 Alabama counties, 2024
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 | Lamar County | 31.2 | 194K | 6,221 | 3,551 | 623 |
| 2 | Coosa County | 28.1 | 117K | 4,170 | 1,832 | 637 |
| 3 | Bibb County | 24.5 | 271K | 11,037 | 5,222 | 735 |
| 4 | Wilcox County | 21.5 | 127K | 5,917 | 3,791 | 581 |
| 5 | Randolph County | 20.9 | 170K | 8,122 | 5,360 | 798 |
| 6 | Cleburne County | 18.5 | 129K | 6,993 | 2,338 | 606 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 18.0 | 141K | 7,831 | 2,153 | 735 |
| 8 | Perry County | 16.7 | 75K | 4,481 | 1,510 | 485 |
| 9 | Clay County | 15.8 | 88K | 5,554 | 2,823 | 533 |
| 10 | Pickens County | 15.5 | 134K | 8,654 | 4,608 | 744 |
| 11 | Butler County | 15.2 | 187K | 12,325 | 5,826 | 849 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 14.7 | 81K | 5,496 | 1,633 | 689 |
| 13 | Tallapoosa County | 13.3 | 293K | 22,039 | 5,614 | 864 |
| 14 | Choctaw County | 11.9 | 86K | 7,230 | 2,858 | 250 |
| 15 | Dallas County | 11.5 | 222K | 19,358 | 12,382 | 982 |
| 16 | Mobile County | 11.1 | 1.2M | 110,135 | 24,719 | 515 |
| 17 | Hale County | 11.0 | 87K | 7,916 | 2,709 | 580 |
| 18 | Marion County | 10.5 | 147K | 14,058 | 3,103 | 902 |
| 19 | Elmore County | 9.8 | 380K | 38,649 | 16,399 | 1,126 |
| 20 | Winston County | 8.5 | 112K | 13,268 | 2,590 | 776 |
| 21 | Chilton County | 8.4 | 164K | 19,414 | 3,391 | 985 |
| 22 | Sumter County | 8.4 | 57K | 6,825 | 1,604 | 511 |
| 23 | Bullock County | 8.3 | 73K | 8,727 | 2,234 | 442 |
| 24 | St. Clair County | 7.8 | 324K | 41,320 | 5,696 | 823 |
| 25 | Walker County | 7.2 | 238K | 32,987 | 3,175 | 1,000 |
| 26 | Shelby County | 6.6 | 739K | 111,917 | 39,965 | 743 |
| 27 | Tuscaloosa County | 6.6 | 830K | 126,125 | 11,478 | 794 |
| 28 | Blount County | 6.5 | 177K | 27,074 | 7,391 | 947 |
| 29 | Henry County | 6.5 | 52K | 8,040 | 1,750 | 538 |
| 30 | Crenshaw County | 6.5 | 53K | 8,129 | 2,104 | 655 |
| 31 | Talladega County | 6.4 | 252K | 39,215 | 3,897 | 904 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 6.0 | 63K | 10,522 | 967 | 650 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 5.9 | 367K | 62,182 | 14,282 | 827 |
| 34 | Autauga County | 5.0 | 124K | 24,619 | 2,626 | 1,199 |
| 35 | Lauderdale County | 5.0 | 245K | 49,361 | 12,668 | 807 |
| 36 | Jefferson County | 4.5 | 1.7M | 372,757 | 17,662 | 147 |
| 37 | Barbour County | 4.4 | 54K | 12,400 | 2,651 | 652 |
| 38 | Macon County | 4.3 | 65K | 15,032 | 1,808 | 355 |
| 39 | Etowah County | 4.3 | 232K | 54,206 | 7,242 | 1,012 |
| 40 | Marengo County | 4.0 | 45K | 11,446 | 1,269 | 569 |
| 41 | Geneva County | 4.0 | 47K | 11,742 | 1,769 | 862 |
| 42 | Russell County | 3.6 | 78K | 21,728 | 2,370 | 893 |
| 43 | Lee County | 3.5 | 223K | 63,579 | 6,600 | 1,048 |
| 44 | Chambers County | 3.5 | 45K | 12,749 | 2,255 | 691 |
| 45 | Madison County | 3.4 | 675K | 198,793 | 34,997 | 1,005 |
| 46 | Greene County | 3.0 | 13K | 4,217 | 532 | 294 |
| 47 | Escambia County | 2.8 | 53K | 18,593 | 1,013 | 650 |
| 48 | Clarke County | 2.8 | 60K | 21,629 | 1,252 | 502 |
| 49 | Baldwin County | 2.5 | 487K | 195,253 | 27,558 | 913 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 2.4 | 329K | 137,566 | 7,079 | 932 |
| 51 | Cullman County | 2.3 | 138K | 59,296 | 3,257 | 927 |
| 52 | Covington County | 2.2 | 67K | 30,321 | 2,149 | 685 |
| 53 | Pike County | 2.0 | 55K | 27,989 | 3,033 | 906 |
| 54 | Houston County | 1.9 | 140K | 72,388 | 9,944 | 915 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 1.8 | 39K | 21,671 | 1,389 | 487 |
| 56 | Dale County | 1.7 | 43K | 25,013 | 2,901 | 809 |
| 57 | Washington County | 1.7 | 13K | 7,878 | 434 | 86 |
| 58 | Coffee County | 1.6 | 50K | 31,347 | 7,731 | 930 |
| 59 | Conecuh County | 1.4 | 8,507 | 5,906 | 438 | 123 |
| 60 | Morgan County | 0.7 | 51K | 69,963 | 7,821 | 519 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 0.1 | 1,115 | 13,082 | 429 | 23 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 0.1 | 2,651 | 52,022 | 716 | 49 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 0.0 | 1,064 | 24,534 | 42 | 9 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 0.0 | 812 | 29,336 | 56 | 16 |
| 65 | Limestone County | 0.0 | 1,018 | 52,376 | 278 | 51 |
| 66 | Colbert County | 0.0 | 5 | 33,811 | 1 | 1 |
Biggest Alabama outages of 2024
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County, AL | May 27, 2024 08:15 | May 29, 2024 09:45 | 2d 1h | 39,965 | 374K |
| 2 | Madison County, AL | June 14, 2024 22:30 | June 15, 2024 22:00 | 23h 30m | 34,997 | 56K |
| 3 | Madison County, AL | May 22, 2024 01:00 | May 22, 2024 09:00 | 8h | 28,837 | 84K |
| 4 | Baldwin County, AL | August 25, 2024 20:15 | August 26, 2024 00:45 | 4h 30m | 27,558 | 52K |
| 5 | Mobile County, AL | May 8, 2024 11:30 | May 13, 2024 01:15 | 4d 13h | 24,719 | 207K |
| 6 | Baldwin County, AL | May 9, 2024 23:00 | May 15, 2024 01:00 | 5d 2h | 19,662 | 145K |
| 7 | Baldwin County, AL | September 10, 2024 05:15 | September 10, 2024 10:45 | 5h 30m | 17,876 | 8,961 |
| 8 | Jefferson County, AL | May 24, 2024 11:00 | June 14, 2024 09:30 | 20d 22h | 17,662 | 265K |
| 9 | Mobile County, AL | January 8, 2024 13:00 | January 12, 2024 03:15 | 3d 14h | 17,553 | 207K |
| 10 | Mobile County, AL | July 23, 2024 11:30 | July 26, 2024 02:45 | 2d 15h | 16,422 | 14K |
| 11 | Elmore County, AL | May 10, 2024 02:15 | May 12, 2024 02:15 | 2d | 16,399 | 210K |
| 12 | Baldwin County, AL | October 26, 2024 13:30 | October 27, 2024 15:15 | 1d 1h | 14,295 | 25K |
| 13 | Calhoun County, AL | February 11, 2024 23:45 | February 13, 2024 13:45 | 1d 14h | 14,282 | 14K |
| 14 | Lauderdale County, AL | September 12, 2024 13:00 | September 13, 2024 22:00 | 1d 9h | 12,668 | 22K |
| 15 | Dallas County, AL | August 18, 2024 23:00 | August 21, 2024 06:15 | 2d 7h | 12,382 | 105K |
| 16 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | August 2, 2024 13:30 | August 5, 2024 08:00 | 2d 18h | 11,478 | 146K |
| 17 | Lauderdale County, AL | October 20, 2024 03:15 | October 20, 2024 05:30 | 2h 15m | 11,454 | 13K |
| 18 | Mobile County, AL | April 9, 2024 05:30 | April 16, 2024 23:45 | 7d 18h | 11,268 | 68K |
| 19 | Jefferson County, AL | September 8, 2024 02:45 | September 21, 2024 06:45 | 13d 4h | 10,724 | 185K |
| 20 | Madison County, AL | May 9, 2024 02:30 | May 11, 2024 09:15 | 2d 6h | 10,296 | 133K |
| 21 | Houston County, AL | June 29, 2024 22:15 | June 30, 2024 04:15 | 6h | 9,944 | 6,786 |
| 22 | Madison County, AL | June 9, 2024 23:30 | June 10, 2024 01:15 | 1h 45m | 9,336 | 15K |
| 23 | Mobile County, AL | May 13, 2024 10:30 | May 17, 2024 02:30 | 3d 16h | 8,963 | 89K |
| 24 | Jefferson County, AL | August 29, 2024 12:15 | September 7, 2024 21:30 | 9d 9h | 8,310 | 66K |
| 25 | Lauderdale County, AL | August 23, 2024 13:30 | August 23, 2024 15:30 | 2h | 8,132 | 6,101 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Alabama's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.