Power Outages in Emanuel County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp, Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Excelsior Electric Member Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Emanuel County, GA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Emanuel County, GA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/emanuel-county
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- October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Emanuel County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/emanuel-county
Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp, Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Excelsior Electric Member Corp list 1 small outage in Emanuel County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
50%of this county's ~12,649 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 | 5,010 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 2 | - | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 730 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 517 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 59 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp, Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee 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 Emanuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30401 | 136 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 31002 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 30471 | 41 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 30441 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 30425 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 30464 | ≤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 Emanuel County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Emanuel County right now.
Emanuel County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Emanuel County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 427 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 741 customers out (5.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Emanuel County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Emanuel County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,876 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,876 customers out) · decade average 20.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 284 | 1,640 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 280 | 3,068 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 257 | 3,440 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | 527 | 6,297 | 11.7 |
| 2019 | 506 | 860 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 637 | 8,588 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 651 | 1,247 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 609 | 3,862 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 539 | 5,831 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 384 | 12,876 | 165.9 |
| 2025 | 496 | 1,170 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Emanuel County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Emanuel 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
- Canoochee Electric Member Corp14.2¢24,733 cust
- Excelsior Electric Member Corp13.9¢23,762 cust
- Altamaha Electric Member Corp16.3¢19,623 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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 20.6 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 Emanuel County: FAQ
- How often does Emanuel County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Emanuel County, GA logged 496 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Emanuel County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,876 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 18d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Emanuel County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Emanuel County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Emanuel County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Emanuel County.
30401, 30425, 30441, 30448, 30464, 30471, 31002
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 · county | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | 29.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | 6.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Canoochee 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/13107 and /api/v1/counties/13107/history.