Power Outages in Effingham County, GA
Is there a power outage in Effingham County, GA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Effingham County, GA across 2 reported incidents.
Effingham County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/effingham-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Effingham County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/effingham-county
Report an outage in Effingham 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 Excelsior Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~31,971 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 | 6 | 32,290 | 0.0% | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC | |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,234 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Georgia Power Co, Planters Electric Member Corp and Excelsior 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 Effingham 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31326 | 189 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 31312 | 189 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 31329 | 65 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 31303 | 35 | 0 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 31307 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 31318 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Effingham County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Effingham County right now.
Effingham County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Effingham County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 686 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 538 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
Hardest-hit cities in Effingham 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 Effingham Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Effingham County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,148 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 27,148 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 875 | 3,922 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 813 | 27,148 | 62.3 |
| 2017 | 806 | 12,146 | 14.1 |
| 2018 | 781 | 2,730 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 842 | 6,404 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 824 | 3,534 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 765 | 2,166 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 774 | 6,034 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 776 | 7,332 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 723 | 27,148 | 80.1 |
| 2025 | 767 | 3,000 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Effingham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Effingham 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
- Excelsior Electric Member Corp13.9¢23,762 cust
- Planters Electric Member Corp14.8¢16,417 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 16.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Effingham County: FAQ
- How often does Effingham County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Effingham County, GA logged 767 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Effingham County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,148 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 10d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Effingham County, GA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Effingham County, GA across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Effingham County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Planters Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Effingham County.
31303, 31307, 31312, 31318, 31326, 31329
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 Effingham 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 ↗ |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | - | 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/13103 and /api/v1/counties/13103/history. Live data as of .