Alabama Power completes restoration following Hurricane Isaias
PR Newswire•15/10/2026•14:06 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤More than 400,000 customers experienced outages following Hurricane Isaias.
- ➤Approximately 95% of affected customers restored within roughly 36 hours.
- ➤More than 7,400 mutual assistance personnel from 28 states supported restoration.
- ➤Outage prevention technology protected more than 69,000 customers from extended outages.
- ➤Alabama Power completed restoration efforts on October 14.
Expert Statements
Scott Moore, Senior vice president of Power Delivery at Alabama Power
“Storm restoration at this scale is truly a team effort”
Scott Moore, Senior vice president of Power Delivery at Alabama Power
“From the predictive analytics and planning that took place before the storm, to the coordination of crews, equipment and materials during restoration, every part of the organization played a role.”
Scott Moore, Senior vice president of Power Delivery at Alabama Power
“We were grateful for the support of mutual assistance crews from across the country, including our sister companies Mississippi Power and Georgia Power.”
Scott Moore, Senior vice president of Power Delivery at Alabama Power
“Just as important was the tremendous coordination behind the scenes by Alabama Power employees who worked around the clock to support this restoration effort and help get customers' lights back on.”
Kaleb Fain, Alabama Power lineman
“We know the days following Hurricane Isaias were difficult for many families across this area.”
Kaleb Fain, Alabama Power lineman
“With support from additional crews from across the country, we did everything we could to restore service as safely and quickly as possible to get these communities back on their feet.”
Alabama Power completes restoration following Hurricane Isaias PR Newswire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama Power has completed restoration efforts following Hurricane Isaias, which brought widespread impacts across the company's service territory and caused more than 400,000 customer outages.
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