Power Outages in Lamar County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Central Georgia El Member Corp and Southern Rivers Energy in Lamar County, GA. There is no live feed for City of Barnesville - (GA) and City of Griffin - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Lamar County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lamar County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/lamar-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Central Georgia El Member Corp and Southern Rivers Energy in Lamar County.
No live feed for City of Barnesville - (GA) and City of Griffin - (GA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
18%of this county's ~11,844 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Barnesville - (GA), City of Griffin - (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 | 1,344 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 733 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southern Rivers Energy | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Barnesville - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Griffin - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co, Central Georgia El Member Corp and Southern Rivers Energy reportevery 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 Lamar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30204 | 161 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 30257 | 65 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
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 Lamar County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lamar County right now.
Lamar County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lamar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lamar County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,769 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,814 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 379 | 1,756 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 418 | 2,173 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 498 | 4,814 | 20.5 |
| 2018 | 554 | 1,878 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 603 | 1,325 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 659 | 1,988 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 604 | 2,227 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 635 | 3,064 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 584 | 5,769 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 642 | 3,576 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 585 | 4,596 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Lamar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lamar 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
- Central Georgia El Member Corp13.1¢62,546 cust
- Southern Rivers Energy16.4¢20,770 cust
- City of Griffin - (GA)14.9¢13,584 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 · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lamar County: FAQ
- How often does Lamar County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lamar County, GA logged 585 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lamar County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,769 customers without power, beginning June 25, 2023 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Lamar County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lamar County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lamar County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Georgia El Member Corp, Southern Rivers Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lamar County.
30204, 30257
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 | |
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | 12.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Griffin - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Barnesville - (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/13171 and /api/v1/counties/13171/history.