Alabama Power Co, AL
Power reliability at Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power Co customers in Alabama lost power 2.1 times last year, 6.8 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 10% more outage time than the Alabama state average of 6.2 hours a year.
How long a single Alabama Power Co outage runs
Outages here average 3.3 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 1,526,528 customers here, Outages at Alabama Power Co run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Alabama Power Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Alabama territory, serving 1,526,528 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Alabama is covered too: see Alabama's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.