Power Outages in Lumpkin County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Habersham Electric Membership Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) in Lumpkin County, GA. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
Lumpkin County, GA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/lumpkin-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lumpkin County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/lumpkin-county
No active outages are reported by Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Habersham Electric Membership Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) in Lumpkin County.
No live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
92%of this county's ~17,316 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Member Corp - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 8,892 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 4,894 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 1,389 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 0 | 662 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | Live · county | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Habersham Electric Membership Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) 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 Lumpkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30533 | 361 | 20 | 279 | ≤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 Lumpkin County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Lumpkin County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Lumpkin County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 486 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 210 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 469 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Lumpkin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lumpkin County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,962 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 10.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 12,962 customers out) · decade average 15.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 572 | 11,191 | 28.5 |
| 2016 | 584 | 1,648 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 677 | 12,962 | 56.7 |
| 2018 | 709 | 6,478 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 754 | 7,040 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 805 | 12,023 | 29.8 |
| 2021 | 697 | 1,849 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 675 | 4,444 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 666 | 5,181 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | 664 | 5,041 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 750 | 8,280 | 10.8 |
Cost of power in Lumpkin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lumpkin 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation12.8¢182,849 cust
- Amicalola Electric Member Corp13.7¢51,657 cust
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp14.0¢35,519 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 · 15.7 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 Lumpkin County: FAQ
- How often does Lumpkin County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lumpkin County, GA logged 750 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lumpkin County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,962 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 7d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Lumpkin County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lumpkin County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lumpkin County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lumpkin County.
30533, 30597
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 | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | 12.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | 6.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/13187 and /api/v1/counties/13187/history.