IOU · Alabama · EIA 195
Alabama Power Co
IOU · Alabama · 1.5M customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 302 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Alabama Power Co shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 105 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (302 minutes including them) across 1.5M customers.
- 302 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.50
- SAIFI 2023
- 105 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 1.5M
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Alabama Power Co filings show
Alabama Power Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Alabama under EIA identifier 195. It reports service to approximately 1,537,035 customer accounts and generated about $6.16 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 500 ZIP codes. As an investor-owned utility, it operates under state public utility commission oversight that reviews rate cases and reliability performance.
In 2023, the average Alabama Power Co customer experienced 302.3 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. Over the same period, SAIFI (outage events per customer) was 1.50, putting the typical customer at roughly 1 distinct interruption that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 104.8 minutes; the difference from the headline 302.3 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Alabama Power Co's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 1434.4 to 302.3 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
302 min/year per customer
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Alabama Power Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Alabama Power Co SAIDI trend
Alabama Power Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
302 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 30% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Alabama Power Co sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Alabama Power Co charges more per customer than 93% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 33% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $4,006/year · Latest SAIDI: 302.3 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 302.3 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1434.4 | 120.4 | 2.188 |
| 2021 | 262.6 | 122.1 | 1.445 |
| 2022 | 227.2 | 133.1 | 1.335 |
| 2023 | 302.3 | 104.8 | 1.496 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Alabama Power Co serves 500 ZIP codes in Alabama.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Alabama Power Co?
Alabama Power Co had a SAIDI of 302.3 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 104.8 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Alabama Power Co?
Alabama Power Co is classified as a IOU serving Alabama.
How many customers does Alabama Power Co serve?
Alabama Power Co serves approximately 1,537,035 customers in Alabama.
How has Alabama Power Co's reliability changed over time?
Alabama Power Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Alabama
- Customers
- 1,537,035
- Annual Revenue
- $6.16B
- EIA ID
- 195
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Alabama Power Co. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (1.5M here), outside Alabama.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (302.3 here), outside Alabama, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.