Power Outages in Laurens County, GA
Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Washington Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp and Oconee Electric Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Laurens County, GA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Laurens County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/laurens-county
Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Washington Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp and Oconee Electric Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~30,404 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp, Oconee Electric Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Washington Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oconee Electric Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Laurens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31021 | 334 | ≤11 | 257 | ≤11 |
| 31027 | 131 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 31019 | 30 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 31075 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 31009 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 31022 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 31065 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 30454 | ≤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 Laurens County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Laurens County right now.
Laurens County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Laurens County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Laurens County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,103 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,103 customers out) · decade average 7.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 521 | 4,104 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 494 | 2,173 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 474 | 5,506 | 8.0 |
| 2018 | 546 | 10,021 | 15.5 |
| 2019 | 565 | 1,029 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 703 | 1,343 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 696 | 1,225 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 613 | 7,218 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 446 | 2,871 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 470 | 10,103 | 43.9 |
| 2025 | 622 | 3,106 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Laurens County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Laurens 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
- Altamaha Electric Member Corp16.3¢19,623 cust
- Washington Elec Member Corp15.4¢15,170 cust
- Oconee Electric Member Corp15.6¢10,868 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 · 7.5 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 Laurens County: FAQ
- How often does Laurens County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Laurens County, GA logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Laurens County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,103 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 15d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Laurens County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Laurens County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Laurens County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Washington Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Laurens County.
30454, 31009, 31019, 31021, 31022, 31027, 31065, 31075
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 | |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | 29.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | 6.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oconee Electric Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp | - | 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/13175 and /api/v1/counties/13175/history.