Power Outages in McDuffie County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co and Jefferson Electric Member Corp in McDuffie County, GA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
McDuffie County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/mcduffie-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McDuffie County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/mcduffie-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co and Jefferson Electric Member Corp in McDuffie County.
100%of this county's ~11,683 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,678 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 5,308 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co and Jefferson Electric Member Corp 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 McDuffie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30824 | 187 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 30808 | 73 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤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 McDuffie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McDuffie County right now.
McDuffie County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in McDuffie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McDuffie County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,984 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,984 customers out) · decade average 20.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 571 | 3,211 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 495 | 4,865 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 494 | 5,193 | 14.5 |
| 2018 | 499 | 1,814 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 507 | 1,120 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 535 | 1,421 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 433 | 7,270 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 538 | 3,217 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 502 | 1,943 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 530 | 10,984 | 184.1 |
| 2025 | 621 | 2,160 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in McDuffie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McDuffie 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
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp14.6¢34,651 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 · 20.8 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 McDuffie County: FAQ
- How often does McDuffie County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McDuffie County, GA logged 621 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McDuffie County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,984 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 18d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in McDuffie County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McDuffie County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McDuffie County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McDuffie County.
30808, 30824
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 | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 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/13189 and /api/v1/counties/13189/history.