Power Outages in Bulloch County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Bulloch County, GA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Bulloch County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/bulloch-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bulloch County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/bulloch-county
58%of this county's ~42,557 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 24,580 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC | |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 84 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Georgia Power Co, Planters Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Excelsior Electric Member Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Bulloch County2
Individual outages as listed by Excelsior Electric Member Corp, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Excelsior Electric Member Corp | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Excelsior Electric Member Corp |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bulloch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30458 | 285 | 15 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 30461 | 132 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 30415 | 75 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 30450 | 37 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 30452 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Bulloch County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bulloch County right now.
Bulloch County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Bulloch County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 971 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,117 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 496 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bulloch 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 Bulloch Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bulloch County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,223 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 37,223 customers out) · decade average 12.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 609 | 4,715 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 584 | 16,727 | 14.6 |
| 2017 | 496 | 11,443 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 1,003 | 9,345 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 997 | 3,689 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 950 | 5,248 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 850 | 1,975 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 900 | 10,316 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 899 | 11,576 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 823 | 37,223 | 89.9 |
| 2025 | 786 | 11,367 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Bulloch County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bulloch 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
- Canoochee Electric Member Corp14.2¢24,733 cust
- Excelsior Electric Member Corp13.9¢23,762 cust
- Planters Electric Member Corp14.8¢16,417 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 hurricanes exposure · 12.7 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 Bulloch County: FAQ
- How often does Bulloch County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bulloch County, GA logged 786 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bulloch County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,223 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 11d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Bulloch County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bulloch County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bulloch County.
30415, 30450, 30452, 30458, 30460, 30461
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 · county | |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/13031 and /api/v1/counties/13031/history. Live data as of .