Power Outages in Clarke County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC, Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Clarke County, GA. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Clarke County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/clarke-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clarke County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/clarke-county
Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp list 1 small outage in Clarke County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
No live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
91%of this county's ~65,399 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 53,356 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 13:00 UTC | |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 5,928 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clarke 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30606 | 282 | ≤11 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 30605 | 222 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 30601 | 138 | ≤11 | 103 | 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 Clarke County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Clarke County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Clarke County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,723 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 905 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,851 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
Hardest-hit cities in Clarke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Athens-Clarke County unified governmentno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clarke County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,289 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 29,289 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 943 | 11,338 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 1,018 | 3,473 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 943 | 29,289 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | 1,025 | 10,432 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 904 | 4,608 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 914 | 9,659 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 912 | 7,955 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 985 | 3,196 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 890 | 21,517 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 873 | 12,930 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 876 | 10,931 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Clarke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clarke 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Walton Electric Member Corp14.1¢133,581 cust
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 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 High ice storms exposure · 3.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clarke County: FAQ
- How often does Clarke County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clarke County, GA logged 876 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clarke County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,289 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Clarke County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clarke County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clarke County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp, Walton Electric Member Corp.
Athens-Clarke County unified government. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Clarke County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clarke County.
30601, 30602, 30605, 30606, 30609
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 · county | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/13059 and /api/v1/counties/13059/history.