Power Outages in Meriwether County, GA
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Grantville - (GA), Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp and Upson Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.5 hours.
Meriwether County, GA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/meriwether-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Meriwether County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/meriwether-county
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Grantville - (GA), Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp and Upson Elec Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,989 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Grantville - (GA), Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp, Upson Elec Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Grantville - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upson Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meriwether 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31816 | 75 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 30222 | 63 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 30251 | 41 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 30293 | 39 | 0 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 31830 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 30218 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 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 Meriwether County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Meriwether County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Meriwether County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 135 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 241 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 148 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 195 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Meriwether County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meriwether County went about 18.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,834 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 18.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 8,834 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 492 | 3,450 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 536 | 4,368 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 571 | 8,834 | 24.0 |
| 2018 | 610 | 2,733 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 614 | 5,118 | 12.4 |
| 2020 | 619 | 3,235 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 625 | 1,501 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 609 | 3,133 | 11.3 |
| 2023 | 645 | 6,804 | 19.0 |
| 2024 | 636 | 5,996 | 17.9 |
| 2025 | 677 | 5,036 | 18.5 |
Cost of power in Meriwether County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meriwether 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
- Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp13.2¢83,660 cust
- Diverse Power Incorporated17.2¢32,557 cust
- Southern Rivers Energy16.4¢20,770 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 ice storms exposure · 12.0 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 Meriwether County: FAQ
- How often does Meriwether County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meriwether County, GA logged 677 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meriwether County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,834 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Meriwether County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Meriwether County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Meriwether County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Meriwether County.
30218, 30222, 30251, 30293, 31816, 31830
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 | |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | 12.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | 5.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Upson Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Grantville - (GA) | - | 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/13199 and /api/v1/counties/13199/history.