• Outage numbers continue to increase as Hurricane Katrina moves north across the Alabama Power service territory. As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, 348,414 Alabama Power customers were without power statewide. This well exceeds the 241,000 customers who lost service in July during Hurricane Dennis, but is significantly less than the 825,000 customers who lost power following Hurricane Ivan.
• The majority of outages continue to be in Mobile, where 199,619 customers were without power. Other outages by division:
Birmingham – 54,611
Anniston – 2,577
Montgomery – 9,107
Tuscaloosa – 82,194
Eufaula –306
• We expect outage numbers to rise as the storm continues to move through our service territory. Some outages could be prolonged.
• Restoration estimates cannot be made until a full inspection and evaluation of the damage is made. Assessments will begin as soon as weather conditions permit.
• We have commitments from outside utilities to support our restoration efforts.
• As soon as we are able to address the restoration needs of our own customers, we will move our resources to neighboring states to assist them.
• The majority of outages continue to be in Mobile, where 199,619 customers were without power. Other outages by division:
Birmingham – 54,611
Anniston – 2,577
Montgomery – 9,107
Tuscaloosa – 82,194
Eufaula –306
• We expect outage numbers to rise as the storm continues to move through our service territory. Some outages could be prolonged.
• Restoration estimates cannot be made until a full inspection and evaluation of the damage is made. Assessments will begin as soon as weather conditions permit.
• We have commitments from outside utilities to support our restoration efforts.
• As soon as we are able to address the restoration needs of our own customers, we will move our resources to neighboring states to assist them.