Power Outages in Columbia County, GA
Is there a power outage in Columbia County, GA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:15 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Columbia County, GA across 1 reported incident.
Columbia County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/columbia-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:15 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:15 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/columbia-county
Report an outage in Columbia County, GA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Jefferson Electric Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~69,945 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 68,416 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 3 | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,888 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co and Jefferson Electric Member 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 Columbia 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30907 | 356 | 12 | 249 | 17 |
| 30809 | 303 | ≤11 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 30813 | 265 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 30814 | 107 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 30802 | 62 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤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 Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×6
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Columbia County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 269 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 719 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 408 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,847 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Columbia Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 66,977 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 66,977 customers out) · decade average 17.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 994 | 3,206 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 919 | 6,541 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 929 | 14,958 | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 891 | 6,813 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 950 | 25,337 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 940 | 3,774 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 857 | 7,093 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 831 | 10,588 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 853 | 9,235 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 700 | 66,977 | 169.7 |
| 2025 | 818 | 7,813 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia 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
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp14.6¢34,651 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 17.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, GA logged 818 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 66,977 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 22d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, GA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:15 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Columbia County, GA across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
30802, 30809, 30813, 30814, 30907
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Columbia County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Georgia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · county | ☎ 888-891-0938Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 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/13073 and /api/v1/counties/13073/history. Live data as of .