Power Outages in Baker County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Three Notch Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.0 hours.
Baker County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/baker-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baker County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/baker-county
Georgia Power Co and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Three Notch Elec Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,586 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Three Notch Elec Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baker 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39870 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
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 Baker County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Baker County right now.
Baker County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×5
- Tropical Storm Watch ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Baker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baker County went about 19.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,190 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 19.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 362 customers out) · decade average 19.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | 359 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 45 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 40 | 370 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 50 | 362 | 36.2 |
| 2019 | 268 | 1,190 | 21.5 |
| 2020 | 312 | 854 | 21.6 |
| 2021 | 247 | 1,190 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 301 | 611 | 14.1 |
| 2023 | 314 | 1,128 | 36.1 |
| 2024 | 321 | 1,022 | 21.3 |
| 2025 | 295 | 1,001 | 19.0 |
Cost of power in Baker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baker 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
- Mitchell Electric Member Corp17.1¢21,350 cust
- Three Notch Elec Member Corp16.9¢13,680 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 · 19.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Baker County: FAQ
- How often does Baker County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baker County, GA logged 295 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baker County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,190 customers without power, beginning May 5, 2021 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Baker County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Baker County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Baker County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baker County.
39870
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 | |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
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/13007 and /api/v1/counties/13007/history.