Power Outages in Long County, GA
Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.0 hours.
Long County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/long-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Long County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/long-county
Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,982 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Long 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31316 | 90 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 31301 | 37 | ≤11 | 24 | 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 Long County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Long County right now.
Long County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Long County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 146 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,297 customers out (25% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 122 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 578 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Long County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Long County went about 11.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,091 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 11.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,091 customers out) · decade average 23.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96 | 597 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 95 | 2,051 | 22.5 |
| 2017 | 160 | 1,291 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 782 | 2,499 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 691 | 1,364 | 8.0 |
| 2020 | 560 | 2,087 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 614 | 1,482 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 611 | 1,379 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 594 | 3,283 | 12.0 |
| 2024 | 564 | 5,091 | 167.0 |
| 2025 | 561 | 1,849 | 11.0 |
Cost of power in Long County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Long 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
- Canoochee Electric Member Corp14.2¢24,733 cust
- Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)14.4¢21,397 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 · 23.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Long County: FAQ
- How often does Long County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Long County, GA logged 561 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Long County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,091 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 21d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Long County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Long County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Long County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Long County.
31316
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 | |
| Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Canoochee 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/13183 and /api/v1/counties/13183/history.