Power Outages in Calhoun County, GA
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Calhoun County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calhoun County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/calhoun-county
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~3,547 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Calhoun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39846 | 34 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 39813 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 39862 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 39866 | ≤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 Calhoun County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Calhoun County right now.
Calhoun County has been under 25 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
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Calhoun County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calhoun County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,709 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 1,709 customers out) · decade average 21.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 121 | 1,563 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 196 | 1,409 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 197 | 1,074 | 18.6 |
| 2018 | 244 | 1,709 | 152.8 |
| 2019 | 295 | 589 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 188 | 1,709 | 11.1 |
| 2021 | 222 | 863 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 193 | 822 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 242 | 811 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 216 | 813 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 250 | 808 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Calhoun County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calhoun 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
- Diverse Power Incorporated17.2¢32,557 cust
- Mitchell Electric Member Corp17.1¢21,350 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 · 21.2 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 Calhoun County: FAQ
- How often does Calhoun County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calhoun County, GA logged 250 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calhoun County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,709 customers without power, beginning February 6, 2020 and lasting about 14h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Calhoun County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Calhoun County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Calhoun County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calhoun County.
39813, 39846, 39862, 39866
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 | |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mitchell 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/13037 and /api/v1/counties/13037/history.