Power Outages in McIntosh County, GA
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 11.4 hours.
McIntosh County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/mcintosh-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McIntosh County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/mcintosh-county
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,918 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 McIntosh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31331 | 86 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 31305 | 83 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤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 McIntosh County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
McIntosh County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×28
- High Surf Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest McIntosh County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 406 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 102 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 194 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in McIntosh County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McIntosh County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,007 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 11.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,007 customers out) · decade average 22.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 314 | 941 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 308 | 4,103 | 48.1 |
| 2017 | 328 | 4,177 | 48.9 |
| 2018 | 286 | 2,591 | 9.4 |
| 2019 | 505 | 1,679 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 499 | 1,950 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 465 | 2,380 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 456 | 1,712 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 500 | 7,007 | 20.4 |
| 2024 | 493 | 7,007 | 79.7 |
| 2025 | 474 | 6,541 | 11.4 |
Cost of power in McIntosh County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McIntosh 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
- 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 High hurricanes exposure · 22.0 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 McIntosh County: FAQ
- How often does McIntosh County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McIntosh County, GA logged 474 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McIntosh County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,007 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in McIntosh County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McIntosh County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McIntosh County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McIntosh County.
31305, 31327, 31331
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 | - |
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/13191 and /api/v1/counties/13191/history.