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Power Outages in Johnson County, GA

Altamaha Electric Member Corp, 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 13.0 hours.

Johnson County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Washington Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Johnson County

0.0%of this county's ~7,068 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Altamaha Electric Member CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Georgia Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Jefferson Electric Member CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Washington Elec Member CorpLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Johnson 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.

Power-dependent
109
Oxygen service
40
Dialysis (facility)
22
Home health / hospice
33
By ZIP code (2)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
3109671≤1155≤11
3104925019≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Johnson County, GA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Johnson County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Johnson County

Johnson County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.

  • Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
  • Flood Watch ×5
  • Special Weather Statement ×5
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×2
  • Wind Advisory ×2

Latest Johnson County, GA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 50m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 291 customers out (5.9% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 332 customers out (6.8% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 19m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 239 customers out (4.9% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 15m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

Outage trend · Johnson County, GA
0customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Johnson County, GA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Johnson County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

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Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Johnson County went about 13.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,550 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 13.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Johnson County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.6h, 2016 0.9h, 2017 8.6h, 2018 41.1h, 2019 3.7h, 2020 6.3h, 2021 8.2h, 2022 10.2h, 2023 10.5h, 2024 188.0h, 2025 13.0h. Highlighted: 2024.0501001502000.6h20150.9h20168.6h201741.1h20183.7h20196.3h20208.2h202110.2h202210.5h2023188.0h202413.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,550 customers out) · decade average 26.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20151022550.6
20161058950.9
20171241,5758.6
20183514,55041.1
20194268873.7
20204023,5326.3
20214039838.2
20224051,95610.2
20234454,55010.5
20244664,550188.0
20254553,54213.0

Cost of power in Johnson County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Johnson 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.

15.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 30% since 2015
vs Georgia avg 16.3¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
August 6, 20234,5508h 45m
September 27, 20244,55020d 21h
October 11, 20184,5503d 1h
June 26, 20253,54218h
June 4, 20203,5322h 30m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 26.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Johnson County: FAQ

How often does Johnson County, GA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnson County, GA logged 455 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Johnson County, GA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,550 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2023 and lasting about 8h 45m.
Is there a power outage in Johnson County, GA right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Johnson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Johnson County, GA?
Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Washington Elec Member Corp.
Nearby counties
Emanuel CountyJefferson CountyLaurens CountyTreutlen County
ZIP codes in Johnson County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnson County.

31049, 31096

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Georgia Power Co4.8 hrsLive · total only
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Jefferson Electric Member Corp2.7 hrsLive · total only-
Washington Elec Member Corp29.8 hrsLive · total only-
Altamaha Electric Member Corp6.2 hrsLive · 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/13167 and /api/v1/counties/13167/history.