Power Outages in Habersham County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Habersham Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Habersham County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/habersham-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Habersham County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/habersham-county
Georgia Power Co and Habersham Electric Membership Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~28,141 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Habersham 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30523 | 235 | ≤11 | 186 | 0 |
| 30531 | 139 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 30535 | 120 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 30563 | 83 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤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 Habersham County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Habersham County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Habersham County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 868 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,097 customers out (6.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Habersham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Habersham County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,799 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 2017 (peak 18,799 customers out) · decade average 9.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 684 | 7,882 | 12.1 |
| 2016 | 659 | 5,169 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 792 | 18,799 | 35.5 |
| 2018 | 918 | 4,843 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 906 | 2,546 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 826 | 14,772 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | 861 | 7,143 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 854 | 12,033 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 870 | 3,846 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 874 | 13,705 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | 873 | 7,540 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Habersham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Habersham 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
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp14.0¢35,519 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 · 9.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Habersham County: FAQ
- How often does Habersham County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Habersham County, GA logged 873 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Habersham County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,799 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 7d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Habersham County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Habersham County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Habersham County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Habersham County.
30523, 30531, 30535, 30563
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 | |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | 6.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | - | 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/13137 and /api/v1/counties/13137/history.