Power Outages in Chatham County, GA
Canoochee 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 4.1 hours.
Chatham County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/chatham-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chatham County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/chatham-county
Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~162,775 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoochee 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 Chatham 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31419 | 322 | 15 | 209 | ≤11 |
| 31406 | 291 | 14 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 31405 | 257 | 14 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 31404 | 213 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 31410 | 174 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 31322 | 164 | 13 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 31411 | 93 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 31302 | 88 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 31415 | 87 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 31401 | 87 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 31407 | 84 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 31408 | 52 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 31328 | 36 | ≤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 Chatham County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chatham County right now.
Chatham County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×27
- Flood Watch ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- High Surf Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Chatham County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 971 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 667 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 511 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 759 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chatham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Savannahno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chatham County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 141,489 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 141,489 customers out) · decade average 18.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 961 | 18,135 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 816 | 141,489 | 72.7 |
| 2017 | 909 | 76,043 | 23.4 |
| 2018 | 818 | 7,761 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 756 | 15,373 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 711 | 39,186 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 585 | 11,528 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 614 | 10,320 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 547 | 37,181 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 473 | 118,846 | 70.1 |
| 2025 | 467 | 5,698 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Chatham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chatham 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
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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 18.0 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 Chatham County: FAQ
- How often does Chatham County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chatham County, GA logged 467 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chatham County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 141,489 customers without power, beginning October 7, 2016 and lasting about 1d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Chatham County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chatham County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chatham County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Savannah. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Chatham County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chatham County.
31302, 31322, 31328, 31401, 31404, 31405, 31406, 31407, 31408, 31409, 31410, 31411, 31415, 31419, 31421
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 | |
| Canoochee 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/13051 and /api/v1/counties/13051/history.