Power Outages in Burke County, GA
Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Burke County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/burke-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burke County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/burke-county
Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~16,445 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Burke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30830 | 114 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 30456 | 29 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 30816 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 30426 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Burke County or any town and utility in it.
- Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Burke County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×8
- Lake Wind Advisory ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Burke County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 308 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 168 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 518 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,018 customers out (6.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Burke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burke County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,898 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,898 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 410 | 1,200 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 380 | 2,774 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 319 | 1,915 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 346 | 4,311 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 402 | 961 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 385 | 1,717 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 380 | 2,064 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 401 | 2,148 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 414 | 1,325 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 442 | 6,898 | 70.7 |
| 2025 | 626 | 1,868 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Burke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burke 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
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp14.6¢34,651 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 ice storms exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Burke County: FAQ
- How often does Burke County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burke County, GA logged 626 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burke County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,898 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 20d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Burke County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Burke County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Burke County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burke County.
30426, 30456, 30816, 30830
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 | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | - | 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/13033 and /api/v1/counties/13033/history.