ALABAMA — As of Friday morning, approximately 3,000 homes and businesses are without electricity across Alabama, according to the latest outage data.
The outages account for about 0.12% of the 2,604,489 customers tracked statewide. Alabama currently ranks eighth in the nation for total power outages and seventh for the percentage of customers affected.
Cullman County is experiencing the largest impact, with 1,152 customers without power. It is also the hardest-hit county by percentage, with about 2.52% of customers affected. Other counties reporting outages include Jackson, DeKalb, St. Clair, Montgomery, Perry, Dale, and Etowah, though at lower levels.
Statewide, 32 utilities are being monitored. Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative has reported the highest number of outages, with 1,196 customers without service. The same utility also has the highest percentage of customers affected, with about 3.57% experiencing outages.
Utility crews are continuing restoration efforts as the cause of the outages has not been publicly specified.
