Power Outages in Atkinson County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.1 hours.
Atkinson County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/atkinson-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Atkinson County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/atkinson-county
Georgia Power Co and Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,952 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Atkinson Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31642 | 68 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 31650 | 53 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 31624 | 28 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Atkinson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Atkinson County right now.
Atkinson County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Atkinson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Atkinson County went about 13.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,283 customers.
The US EIA reports Georgia utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 13.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,283 customers out) · decade average 48.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 122 | 530 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 127 | 1,128 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 312 | 4,254 | 58.6 |
| 2018 | 433 | 1,945 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 511 | 1,172 | 7.0 |
| 2020 | 554 | 1,534 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 501 | 1,831 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 513 | 1,491 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 462 | 4,243 | 44.5 |
| 2024 | 489 | 4,283 | 377.6 |
| 2025 | 645 | 2,575 | 13.1 |
Cost of power in Atkinson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Atkinson County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Georgia Power Co16.3¢2,480,484 cust
- Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation14.7¢54,207 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 48.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Atkinson County: FAQ
- How often does Atkinson County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Atkinson County, GA logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Atkinson County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,283 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 22d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Atkinson County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Atkinson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Atkinson County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Atkinson County.
31624, 31642, 31650
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Georgia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/13003 and /api/v1/counties/13003/history.