Power Outages in Jenkins County, GA
Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Jenkins County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jenkins County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/jenkins-county
Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,834 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jenkins 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30442 | 98 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 30822 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Jenkins County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jenkins County right now.
Jenkins County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Jenkins County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 170 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 793 customers out (18% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jenkins County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jenkins County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,616 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,616 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99 | 62 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 92 | 772 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 85 | 592 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 107 | 1,511 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 141 | 245 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 112 | 741 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 99 | 741 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 133 | 746 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 117 | 724 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1,616 | 32.3 |
| 2025 | 165 | 812 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Jenkins County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jenkins 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
- Excelsior Electric Member Corp13.9¢23,762 cust
- Planters Electric Member Corp14.8¢16,417 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 · 4.5 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 Jenkins County: FAQ
- How often does Jenkins County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jenkins County, GA logged 165 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jenkins County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,616 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Jenkins County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jenkins County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jenkins County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Excelsior Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jenkins County.
30442, 30822
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 | - |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | - | 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/13165 and /api/v1/counties/13165/history.