Power Outages in Macon County, GA
Flint Electric Membership Corp and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Middle Georgia El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.5 hours.
Macon County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/macon-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Macon County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/macon-county
Flint Electric Membership Corp and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Middle Georgia El Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,319 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Middle Georgia El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle Georgia El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Macon 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31063 | 52 | 0 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 31068 | 40 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 31057 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 31041 | ≤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 Macon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Macon County right now.
Macon County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Macon County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 151 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Macon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Macon County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,404 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 7.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 5,404 customers out) · decade average 14.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 392 | 1,298 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 543 | 2,912 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 443 | 5,404 | 46.5 |
| 2018 | 483 | 5,404 | 32.8 |
| 2019 | 501 | 2,143 | 7.0 |
| 2020 | 500 | 1,840 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 459 | 1,157 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 480 | 1,917 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 533 | 3,191 | 14.1 |
| 2024 | 509 | 939 | 11.3 |
| 2025 | 520 | 722 | 7.5 |
Cost of power in Macon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Macon 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
- Flint Electric Membership Corp13.4¢85,358 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 · 14.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Macon County: FAQ
- How often does Macon County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Macon County, GA logged 520 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Macon County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,404 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Macon County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Macon County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Macon County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Macon County.
31041, 31057, 31063, 31068
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 | |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Middle Georgia 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/13193 and /api/v1/counties/13193/history.