Power Outages in Dawson County, GA
Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Dawson County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/dawson-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dawson County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/dawson-county
Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~20,180 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dawson 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30534 | 401 | 19 | 296 | ≤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 Dawson County or any town and utility in it.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Dawson County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 14, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Dawson County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 446 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dawson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dawson County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,646 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 5,407 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 313 | 5,034 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | 305 | 2,983 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 424 | 5,407 | 22.0 |
| 2018 | 618 | 6,478 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 734 | 3,677 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 816 | 8,646 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | 678 | 3,729 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 606 | 2,601 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 644 | 2,313 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 660 | 2,286 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 619 | 8,037 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in Dawson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dawson 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
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation12.8¢182,849 cust
- Amicalola Electric Member Corp13.7¢51,657 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 Low ice storms exposure · 7.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dawson County: FAQ
- How often does Dawson County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dawson County, GA logged 619 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dawson County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,646 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 6d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Dawson County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dawson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dawson County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dawson County.
30148, 30534
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 | |
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | 12.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | 1.1 hrs | 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/13085 and /api/v1/counties/13085/history.