Power Outages in Banks County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Hart Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Banks County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/banks-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Banks County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/banks-county
Georgia Power Co and Hart Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,379 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). 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, Hart Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hart Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Banks 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30530 | 94 | ≤11 | 83 | 0 |
| 30510 | 92 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 30558 | 87 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 30547 | 66 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 30511 | 54 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤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 Banks County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Banks County right now.
Banks County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Wind Warning on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Banks County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 262 customers out (2.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Banks County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Banks County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,511 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 7,511 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 383 | 3,654 | 11.9 |
| 2016 | 459 | 1,494 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 512 | 7,511 | 39.4 |
| 2018 | 556 | 1,266 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 465 | 1,496 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 559 | 4,455 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 535 | 1,089 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 555 | 3,569 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 391 | 1,617 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 430 | 5,208 | 6.7 |
| 2025 | 593 | 3,722 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Banks County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Banks 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Hart Electric Member Corp13.1¢30,698 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 · 9.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Banks County: FAQ
- How often does Banks County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Banks County, GA logged 593 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Banks County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,511 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 6d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Banks County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Banks County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Banks County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Hart Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Banks County.
30510, 30511, 30530, 30547
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 | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Hart Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | 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/13011 and /api/v1/counties/13011/history.