Power Outages in Jackson County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Jackson County, GA. There is no live feed for City of Commerce - (GA) and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Jackson County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/jackson-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Jackson County.
No live feed for City of Commerce - (GA) and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
20%of this county's ~64,554 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Commerce - (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 | 0 | 13,062 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Commerce - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 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 Jackson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30548 | 319 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 30549 | 266 | 14 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 30529 | 143 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 30517 | 135 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 30607 | 100 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 30567 | 59 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 30565 | 58 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 30575 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson County right now.
Jackson County has been under 26 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 ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- High Wind Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,291 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 13,291 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 698 | 3,518 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 774 | 4,063 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 910 | 13,291 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 858 | 1,326 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 726 | 1,863 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 844 | 3,916 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 809 | 4,065 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 809 | 2,480 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 608 | 5,143 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 589 | 7,830 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 839 | 9,140 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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
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 · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, GA logged 839 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,291 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jackson County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
30517, 30529, 30548, 30549, 30558, 30565, 30567, 30575, 30607
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 | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Commerce - (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/13157 and /api/v1/counties/13157/history.