Power Outages in Candler County, GA
Excelsior Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Candler County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Candler County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/candler-county
Excelsior Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,410 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.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Candler 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30439 | 111 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤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 Candler County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Candler County right now.
Candler County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Candler County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 108 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 211 customers out (4.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Candler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Candler County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,883 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,883 customers out) · decade average 22.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 141 | 2,533 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 149 | 2,061 | 13.3 |
| 2017 | 177 | 2,588 | 14.2 |
| 2018 | 451 | 4,883 | 14.8 |
| 2019 | 466 | 780 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 388 | 4,138 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 351 | 920 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 364 | 1,497 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 415 | 3,139 | 16.0 |
| 2024 | 395 | 4,883 | 165.9 |
| 2025 | 422 | 2,061 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Candler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Candler 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
- Excelsior Electric Member Corp13.9¢23,762 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 · 22.4 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 Candler County: FAQ
- How often does Candler County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Candler County, GA logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Candler County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,883 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2018 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Candler County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Candler County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Candler 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 Candler County.
30420, 30439, 30451
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 | |
| Excelsior 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/13043 and /api/v1/counties/13043/history.