Power Outages in Houston County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Houston County, GA. Flint Electric Membership Corp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Middle Georgia El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Houston County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/houston-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Houston County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/houston-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Houston County.
Flint Electric Membership Corp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Middle Georgia El Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
11%of this county's ~79,402 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Middle Georgia El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Flint Electric Membership Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 8,743 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle Georgia El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co reportsevery 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 Houston 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31088 | 495 | 34 | 372 | 14 |
| 31093 | 317 | 20 | 240 | ≤11 |
| 31069 | 238 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 31005 | 168 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 31047 | 134 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 31028 | 74 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 31098 | 33 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 31025 | 21 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Houston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Houston County right now.
Houston County has been under 21 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 ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Houston County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,515 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,510 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 611 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Houston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Warner Robinsno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Houston County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,504 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 21,504 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 946 | 3,635 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 1,143 | 4,938 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1,017 | 21,504 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 1,023 | 16,736 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 1,006 | 4,374 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 1,008 | 5,923 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 953 | 6,918 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 943 | 2,037 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 887 | 5,259 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 907 | 2,536 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 942 | 4,054 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Houston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Houston 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
- Flint Electric Membership Corp13.4¢85,358 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 high winds exposure · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Houston County: FAQ
- How often does Houston County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Houston County, GA logged 942 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Houston County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,504 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 4d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Houston County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Houston County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Houston County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Warner Robins. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Houston County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Houston County.
31005, 31025, 31028, 31047, 31069, 31088, 31093, 31098
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 | |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 2.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Middle Georgia El Member Corp | - | 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/13153 and /api/v1/counties/13153/history.