Power Outages in Franklin County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Hart Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co in Franklin County, GA. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Franklin County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Hart Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co in Franklin County.
No live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
84%of this county's ~18,577 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 10,073 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 5,544 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hart Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co 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 Franklin 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30553 | 113 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 30662 | 111 | ≤11 | 86 | 0 |
| 30521 | 94 | ≤11 | 72 | 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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,757 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,227 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 273 | 2,316 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 267 | 593 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 364 | 2,604 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 559 | 3,061 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 640 | 2,121 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 613 | 7,757 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 601 | 1,865 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 572 | 2,272 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 649 | 1,141 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 666 | 6,227 | 12.0 |
| 2025 | 596 | 3,474 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Hart Electric Member Corp13.1¢30,698 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 ice storms exposure · 3.5 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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, GA logged 596 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,757 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2020 and lasting about 1d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Hart Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
30521, 30553, 30557, 30639, 30662
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 | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Hart Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | 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/13119 and /api/v1/counties/13119/history.