Power Outages in Hancock County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Washington Elec Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp in Hancock County, GA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.0 hours.
Hancock County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hancock County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/hancock-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Washington Elec Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp in Hancock County.
89%of this county's ~7,059 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,535 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,778 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Georgia Power Co, Washington Elec Member Corp and Rayle Electric Membership Corp 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 Hancock 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31087 | 114 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤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 Hancock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Hancock County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 14h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 122 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 452 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 982 customers out (16% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 122 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 20.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,461 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 20.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,461 customers out) · decade average 24.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 250 | 1,112 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 242 | 1,705 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 263 | 3,249 | 58.5 |
| 2018 | 476 | 2,751 | 19.1 |
| 2019 | 533 | 892 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 483 | 3,166 | 14.3 |
| 2021 | 507 | 2,047 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 528 | 2,140 | 27.5 |
| 2023 | 550 | 4,461 | 26.5 |
| 2024 | 511 | 4,461 | 81.3 |
| 2025 | 573 | 4,461 | 20.0 |
Cost of power in Hancock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hancock 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
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 cust
- Washington Elec Member Corp15.4¢15,170 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 24.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, GA logged 573 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,461 customers without power, beginning March 26, 2023 and lasting about 11h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hancock County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
31045, 31087
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 | |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | 29.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 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/13141 and /api/v1/counties/13141/history.