Power Out Map
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Power outage history

Georgia

6.7hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 19th of 51.

Largest outage on record Hurricane Irma 1,291,216 customers out · 24% of the state
Electricity customers 5,418,067 Across 159 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2024 24 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Georgia goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Atkinson59 h
  2. 2Jeff Davis45 h
  3. 3Appling40 h
  4. 4Taliaferro38 h
  5. 5Clay36 h
  6. 6Rabun35 h
  7. 7Johnson35 h
  8. 8Glascock35 h
  9. 9Jefferson34 h
  10. 10Gilmer33 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Houston1.0 h
  2. 2Chattahoochee1.3 h
  3. 3Dougherty1.5 h
  4. 4Barrow1.5 h
  5. 5Forsyth1.5 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 10 20 30 ’15 ’16 ’17 4.3 ’18 2.3 ’19 6.9 ’20 2.2 ’21 3.4 ’22 6.2 ’23 24 ’24 4.3 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Georgia's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Sep 11, 2017 Hurricane Irma 1,291,216 23.8%
Sep 27, 2024 Hurricane Helene 1,068,636 19.7%
Oct 29, 2020 Hurricane Zeta 948,799 17.5%
Jun 25, 2023 Thunderstorms 299,403 5.5%
Oct 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael 298,191 5.5%
Aug 30, 2023 Hurricane Idalia 295,492 5.5%
Oct 7, 2016 Hurricane Matthew 281,915 5.2%
Feb 16, 2025 Thunderstorms 273,607 5.1%
Dec 8, 2017 Winter storm 258,358 4.8%
Jul 20, 2023 Thunderstorms 252,520 4.7%
Jun 7, 2025 Thunderstorms 247,702 4.6%
Mar 21, 2017 Thunderstorms 222,969 4.1%

Every county

All 159 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Atkinson 59 121 4,283
Jeff Davis 45 28 8,107
Appling 40 49 9,991
Taliaferro 38 106 900
Clay 36 95 1,158
Rabun 35 70 10,115
Johnson 35 45 4,550
Glascock 35 55 1,689
Jefferson 34 21 8,747
Gilmer 33 89 17,004
Warren 33 68 2,705
Lincoln 33 73 4,071
Tattnall 31 53 7,806
Evans 30 65 4,456
Pierce 28 42 10,427
Long 28 79 5,091
Lowndes 27 5 70,771
Bacon 27 33 6,119
Candler 27 28 4,883
Treutlen 27 31 3,505
Emanuel 27 18 12,876
Calhoun 26 61 1,709
McDuffie 26 19 10,984
Hancock 25 101 4,461
Tift 25 16 24,544

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Georgia

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Georgia Power Co Investor Owned 287 155 16.3 2.5M
Jackson Electric Member Corp Cooperative 217 74 11.9 246k
Cobb Electric Membership Corp Cooperative 48 32 11.6 203k
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation Cooperative 66 31 12.8 183k
GreyStone Power Corporation Cooperative 241 81 12.6 143k
Walton Electric Member Corp Cooperative 307 164 14.1 134k
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp Cooperative 175 100 13.0 106k
North Georgia Elec Member Corp Cooperative 215 176 12.9 91k
Flint Electric Membership Corp Cooperative 151 101 13.4 85k
Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp Cooperative 333 119 13.2 84k
Colquitt Electric Membership Corp Cooperative – – 13.9 66k
Central Georgia El Member Corp Cooperative 168 77 13.1 63k
Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation Cooperative – – 14.7 54k
Carroll Electric Member Corp Cooperative 360 137 13.9 54k
Amicalola Electric Member Corp Cooperative 728 531 13.7 52k