Power Outages in Gwinnett County, GA
Is there a power outage in Gwinnett County, GA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, about 34 customers are without power in Gwinnett County, GA across 7 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Buford, City of Lawrenceville - (GA), City of Norcross- (GA) and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Gwinnett County, GA is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/gwinnett-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gwinnett County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/gwinnett-county
- Walton Electric Member Corp
- Georgia Power Co
Not counted: no live feed for City of Buford, City of Lawrenceville - (GA), City of Norcross- (GA) and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA).
Report an outage in Gwinnett 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 Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), Walton Electric Member Corp, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, City of Norcross- (GA), City of Buford and City of Lawrenceville - (GA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
75%of this county's ~344,972 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Buford, City of Lawrenceville - (GA), City of Norcross- (GA), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 9 | 176,470 | 0.0% | - | 6 | - | |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 25 | 77,014 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 4,478 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Buford | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lawrenceville - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Norcross- (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 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 Gwinnett 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30043 | 506 | 13 | 365 | ≤11 |
| 30044 | 412 | ≤11 | 275 | 16 |
| 30047 | 392 | ≤11 | 251 | ≤11 |
| 30518 | 367 | 14 | 251 | ≤11 |
| 30024 | 328 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 30019 | 317 | ≤11 | 226 | ≤11 |
| 30096 | 312 | 14 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 30039 | 303 | ≤11 | 191 | 13 |
| 30078 | 287 | 13 | 187 | ≤11 |
| 30519 | 285 | 13 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 30046 | 261 | ≤11 | 187 | ≤11 |
| 30045 | 200 | 15 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 30017 | 172 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 30092 | 159 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 30093 | 105 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 30071 | 79 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤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 Gwinnett County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Gwinnett County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Latest Gwinnett County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 758 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,721 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 7,847 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 46m
Hardest-hit cities in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gwinnett County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 102,982 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 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 101,504 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 996 | 33,065 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 940 | 13,147 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 798 | 101,504 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 638 | 79,773 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 658 | 11,514 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 512 | 102,982 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | 642 | 7,260 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 555 | 24,020 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 643 | 44,637 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 528 | 26,782 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 591 | 31,450 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in Gwinnett County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gwinnett 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
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation12.8¢182,849 cust
- Walton Electric Member Corp14.1¢133,581 cust
- City of Lawrenceville - (GA)15.0¢14,747 cust
- City of Buford13.4¢3,004 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 High ice storms exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gwinnett County: FAQ
- How often does Gwinnett County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gwinnett County, GA logged 591 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gwinnett County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 102,982 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 9d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Gwinnett County, GA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, about 34 customers are without power in Gwinnett County, GA across 7 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Buford, City of Lawrenceville - (GA), City of Norcross- (GA) and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Gwinnett County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Walton Electric Member Corp.
Peachtree Corners. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Gwinnett County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gwinnett County.
30017, 30019, 30024, 30039, 30043, 30044, 30045, 30046, 30047, 30071, 30078, 30092, 30093, 30096, 30518, 30519
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 Gwinnett 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 ↗ |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Norcross- (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Buford | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lawrenceville - (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/13135 and /api/v1/counties/13135/history. Live data as of .