Power Outages in Floyd County, GA
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co and North Georgia Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Floyd County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/floyd-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Floyd County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/floyd-county
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co and North Georgia Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~46,520 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co, North Georgia Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Floyd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30161 | 463 | 18 | 355 | ≤11 |
| 30165 | 455 | 12 | 365 | ≤11 |
| 30173 | 74 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 30147 | 69 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 30124 | 52 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 30105 | 47 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤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 Floyd County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Floyd County right now.
Floyd County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Floyd County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 720 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 385 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 654 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Floyd County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Floyd County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,578 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 2020 (peak 18,578 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 987 | 10,049 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 899 | 3,409 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 909 | 12,399 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | 915 | 4,082 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 930 | 4,026 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 889 | 18,578 | 19.5 |
| 2021 | 817 | 5,447 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 847 | 9,091 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 810 | 11,488 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 792 | 2,918 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 750 | 4,216 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Floyd County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Floyd 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
- North Georgia Elec Member Corp12.9¢90,932 cust
- Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA)13.9¢53,707 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 High high winds exposure · 5.6 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 Floyd County: FAQ
- How often does Floyd County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Floyd County, GA logged 750 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Floyd County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,578 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 4d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Floyd County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Floyd County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Floyd County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, North Georgia Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Floyd County.
30105, 30124, 30147, 30149, 30161, 30165, 30173
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 | |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 6.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | 3.6 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/13115 and /api/v1/counties/13115/history.