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Grid Modernization and Reliability

SOUTHERN CO · 2026-10-21 · Importance 23 · Surprise 24

Alabama Power completed restoration after Hurricane Isaias caused widespread damage across its Alabama service territory and left more than 400,000 customers without electricity. The utility restored approximately 95% of affected customers within roughly 36 hours of beginning restoration efforts. Alabama Power attributed the response to advance preparation, grid resilience investments, outage-management technology, and coordinated crew deployment.

Key facts

• Alabama Power restored electricity to approximately 95% of affected customers within roughly 36 hours of beginning restoration efforts. source
• Alabama Power completed restoration efforts following Hurricane Isaias. source
• Hurricane Isaias left more than 400,000 customers without electricity in Alabama Power's service territory. source
• Alabama Power credited its advance preparation, grid resilience investments, outage management technology and coordinated response for helping crews restore service safely and efficiently across Alabama. source