Power Outages in Charlton County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Slash Pine Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.6 hours.
Charlton County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/charlton-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Charlton County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/charlton-county
Georgia Power Co and Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Slash Pine Elec Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,714 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Slash Pine Elec Member Corp. 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, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slash Pine Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Charlton 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31537 | 139 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 31562 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | 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 Charlton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Charlton County right now.
Charlton County has been under 64 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Flood Advisory ×14
- Flood Warning ×14
- Flood Watch ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Charlton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Charlton County went about 13.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,213 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 13.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 5,213 customers out) · decade average 17.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 159 | 1,040 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 191 | 1,482 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 404 | 5,213 | 61.9 |
| 2018 | 368 | 3,309 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 313 | 2,543 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 345 | 1,340 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 328 | 612 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 347 | 2,294 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 354 | 5,213 | 23.8 |
| 2024 | 323 | 3,735 | 53.6 |
| 2025 | 333 | 3,299 | 13.6 |
Cost of power in Charlton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Charlton 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
- Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp14.3¢28,463 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 · 17.7 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 Charlton County: FAQ
- How often does Charlton County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Charlton County, GA logged 333 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Charlton County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,213 customers without power, beginning May 2, 2023 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Charlton County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Charlton County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Charlton County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Charlton County.
31537, 31562
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 | |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Slash Pine Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
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/13049 and /api/v1/counties/13049/history.