Power Outages in Jefferson County, GA
Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Washington Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Jefferson County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/jefferson-county
Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Washington Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,767 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30833 | 49 | 0 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 30434 | 46 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 30477 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 30413 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 30823 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 30818 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 30803 | ≤11 | 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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Jefferson County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- GREW
Outage grew to 613 customers out (6.3% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 254 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 912 customers out (9.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,747 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,747 customers out) · decade average 27.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 481 | 1,942 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 522 | 2,257 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 532 | 4,900 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 485 | 5,197 | 9.8 |
| 2019 | 553 | 1,079 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 553 | 3,622 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 566 | 1,095 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 584 | 2,542 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 574 | 1,194 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 560 | 8,747 | 242.4 |
| 2025 | 660 | 1,918 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp14.6¢34,651 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 · 27.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, GA logged 660 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,747 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 18d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jefferson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
30413, 30434, 30477, 30803, 30818, 30823, 30833
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 | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | 29.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/13163 and /api/v1/counties/13163/history.