Power Outages in Hall County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Hall County, GA across 1 reported incident. Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Buford, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Hall County, GA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/hall-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hall County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/hall-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Buford, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA).
0.0%of this county's ~107,894 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Buford, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc, Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). 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, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Buford | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hall 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30506 | 534 | 26 | 389 | ≤11 |
| 30542 | 329 | 15 | 209 | ≤11 |
| 30501 | 281 | ≤11 | 200 | ≤11 |
| 30507 | 245 | 16 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 30504 | 232 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 30554 | 119 | ≤11 | 90 | 0 |
| 30564 | 87 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 30566 | 84 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 30527 | 82 | ≤11 | 66 | 0 |
| 30543 | 60 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤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 Hall County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Hall County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Hall County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,152 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,693 customers out (3.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Hall 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 Hall Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hall County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 49,235 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 49,235 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 938 | 21,017 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 965 | 3,702 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 872 | 49,235 | 24.2 |
| 2018 | 952 | 8,071 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 933 | 3,866 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 887 | 45,151 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 872 | 3,570 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 868 | 12,745 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 866 | 14,957 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 849 | 12,099 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 882 | 19,747 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Hall County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hall 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
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp14.0¢35,519 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hall County: FAQ
- How often does Hall County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hall County, GA logged 882 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hall County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 49,235 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 7d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Hall County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 11 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hall County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.
Gainesville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hall County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hall County.
30501, 30504, 30506, 30507, 30527, 30542, 30543, 30554, 30564, 30566
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 | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | 6.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Buford | - | 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/13139 and /api/v1/counties/13139/history. Live data as of .