Power Outages in Lincoln County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
Lincoln County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/lincoln-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/lincoln-county
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,274 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lincoln 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30817 | 77 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
- Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Lincoln County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,071 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 12.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,071 customers out) · decade average 25.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 214 | 2,113 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 205 | 1,118 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 208 | 2,028 | 15.9 |
| 2018 | 315 | 2,628 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 328 | 1,555 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 273 | 958 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 279 | 2,983 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 294 | 3,821 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 292 | 3,385 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | 366 | 4,071 | 191.1 |
| 2025 | 381 | 2,135 | 12.2 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 25.9 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 Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, GA logged 381 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,071 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 11d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
30817
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 | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 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/13181 and /api/v1/counties/13181/history.