Power Outages in Decatur County, GA
Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Three Notch Elec Member Corp and Town of Brinson - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Decatur County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Decatur County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/decatur-county
Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Three Notch Elec Member Corp and Town of Brinson - (GA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~20,743 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Three Notch Elec Member Corp, Town of Brinson - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brinson - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Decatur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39819 | 116 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 39817 | 95 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 39834 | 30 | 0 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 39815 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 39825 | 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 Decatur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Decatur County right now.
Decatur County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×10
- Tropical Storm Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Decatur County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 240 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Decatur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Decatur County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,136 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 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 13,136 customers out) · decade average 15.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 472 | 1,767 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 485 | 1,820 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 533 | 6,465 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 630 | 13,136 | 109.6 |
| 2019 | 657 | 1,719 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 618 | 2,039 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 644 | 3,167 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 611 | 2,456 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 629 | 7,157 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | 649 | 2,840 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 735 | 3,321 | 3.7 |
Cost of power in Decatur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Decatur 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
- Mitchell Electric Member Corp17.1¢21,350 cust
- Grady Electric Membership Corp15.0¢19,416 cust
- Three Notch Elec Member Corp16.9¢13,680 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 hurricanes exposure · 15.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Decatur County: FAQ
- How often does Decatur County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Decatur County, GA logged 735 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Decatur County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,136 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 13d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Decatur County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Decatur County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Decatur County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Decatur County.
39815, 39817, 39819, 39825, 39834
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 | |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Brinson - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/13087 and /api/v1/counties/13087/history.