Power Outages in Dade County, GA
City of Chattanooga - (TN) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Georgia Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.2 hours.
Dade County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/dade-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dade County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/dade-county
City of Chattanooga - (TN) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Georgia Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,441 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: City of Chattanooga - (TN). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dade 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30752 | 146 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 30738 | 51 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 30750 | 34 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 30757 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Dade County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dade County right now.
Dade County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Dade County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dade County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dade County went about 10.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,422 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 10.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,625 customers out) · decade average 9.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 532 | 2,430 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 414 | 5,422 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 413 | 2,732 | 8.1 |
| 2018 | 347 | 3,155 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 431 | 5,048 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 429 | 5,275 | 13.2 |
| 2021 | 442 | 2,315 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 429 | 2,920 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 497 | 2,625 | 15.0 |
| 2024 | 554 | 4,068 | 13.6 |
| 2025 | 564 | 3,639 | 10.2 |
Cost of power in Dade County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dade 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
- City of Chattanooga - (TN)13.4¢11,305 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 high winds exposure · 9.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Dade County: FAQ
- How often does Dade County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dade County, GA logged 564 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dade County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,422 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2016 and lasting about 21h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Dade County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dade County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dade County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dade County.
30738, 30752, 30757
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 | |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | Outages 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/13083 and /api/v1/counties/13083/history.