Power Outages in Barrow County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Barrow County, GA across 1 reported incident. Georgia Power Co and Walton Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Barrow County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/barrow-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barrow County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/barrow-county
Not counted: no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA).
0.0%of this county's ~53,580 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, Walton Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walton 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 Barrow 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30680 | 518 | 34 | 412 | ≤11 |
| 30011 | 177 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 30620 | 121 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 30666 | 110 | ≤11 | 73 | 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 Barrow County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Barrow County right now.
Barrow County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 14, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Barrow County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 18m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,668 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Barrow County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Barrow Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barrow County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,449 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 14,449 customers out) · decade average 2.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 755 | 6,776 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 799 | 2,527 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 775 | 14,449 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 835 | 7,251 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 654 | 2,841 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 814 | 5,798 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 788 | 4,498 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 813 | 2,660 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 661 | 5,308 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 642 | 4,969 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 835 | 4,127 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Barrow County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barrow 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
- Walton Electric Member Corp14.1¢133,581 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Barrow County: FAQ
- How often does Barrow County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barrow County, GA logged 835 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barrow County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,449 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Barrow County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 7 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Barrow County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barrow County.
30011, 30620, 30666, 30680
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 | - |
| Walton 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/13013 and /api/v1/counties/13013/history. Live data as of .