Power outages in Talladega County, AL

Live outage counts for Talladega, Sylacauga and Lincoln and the rest of Talladega County, updated every 10 minutes from Alabama Power.

Right now

Elevated outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
173customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.60% of 28,674 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Alabama Power173 / 28,674
Central Alabama Electric Coopno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Coosa Valley Electric Coop Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Sylacauga Utilities Boardno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

1 of 10 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
35044Childersburg / Fayetteville1732,9715.82%
35014Sylacauga / Vincent01,5930.00%
35032Bon Air0500.00%
35096Lincoln01,2030.00%
35149Sylacauga03730.00%
35150Sylacauga / Mignon03,4500.00%
35151Stewartville / Fayetteville03,4410.00%
35160Talladega / Lincoln011,1790.00%
36260Oxford / Lincoln02,0350.00%
36268Munford / Oxford02,7510.00%

Cities and towns

Utility counts by mailing city
iUtilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.
CityOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
Talladega07,7710.00%
Sylacauga06250.00%
Lincoln02210.00%
Childersburg1672,7636.04%
Munford07600.00%
Oak Grove03620.00%
Bon Air01830.00%
Talladega Springs0990.00%
Fayetteville05790.00%
Mignon02060.00%

Outage history in Talladega County

2014–2025 record

Talladega County averaged 49.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 53. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 36 hours, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began October 29, 2020, with 30,822 customers out at once.

49.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
6.7 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
30,822most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
October 29, 202030,8226.7 days1,586,641
February 16, 202510,75436 hours83,501
June 28, 20189,5441.6 days86,714
January 11, 20207,88231 hours76,688
December 8, 20176,6742.2 days157,487

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

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Food safety

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  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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