Power Outages in Mitchell County, GA
Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Camilla. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Mitchell County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/mitchell-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mitchell County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/mitchell-county
Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Camilla: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,884 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Camilla. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Camilla | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mitchell 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31730 | 122 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 31779 | 108 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 31716 | 41 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 31765 | 33 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 31784 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤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 Mitchell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mitchell County right now.
Mitchell County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×6
- Tropical Storm Watch ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Mitchell County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 179 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 195 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mitchell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mitchell County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,506 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,810 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 203 | 1,663 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 211 | 1,004 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,368 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 261 | 2,810 | 20.1 |
| 2019 | 474 | 1,443 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 403 | 4,155 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 337 | 1,763 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 479 | 2,557 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 402 | 3,626 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 463 | 4,506 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 425 | 1,673 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Mitchell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mitchell 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
- Mitchell Electric Member Corp17.1¢21,350 cust
- Grady Electric Membership Corp15.0¢19,416 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 hurricanes exposure · 7.1 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 Mitchell County: FAQ
- How often does Mitchell County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mitchell County, GA logged 425 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mitchell County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,506 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2024 and lasting about 1d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Mitchell County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mitchell County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mitchell County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mitchell County.
31716, 31730, 31765, 31779, 31784
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 | |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Camilla | - | 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/13205 and /api/v1/counties/13205/history.