Power Outages in Monroe County, GA
Central Georgia El Member Corp, Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Forsyth - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Monroe County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/monroe-county
Central Georgia El Member Corp, Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Forsyth - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,415 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Forsyth - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Georgia El Member Corp, Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 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 Forsyth - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Monroe 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31029 | 200 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 31046 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 31016 | 25 | ≤11 | 14 | 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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monroe County right now.
Monroe County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Monroe County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 216 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,238 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,238 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 370 | 1,133 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 478 | 2,127 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 604 | 10,238 | 21.0 |
| 2018 | 650 | 6,562 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 680 | 3,513 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 662 | 2,480 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 612 | 3,781 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 673 | 3,713 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 665 | 5,150 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 602 | 1,669 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 636 | 3,737 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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
- Central Georgia El Member Corp13.1¢62,546 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 hurricanes exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, GA logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,238 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Monroe County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Georgia El Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
31004, 31016, 31029, 31046
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 | - |
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | 12.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Forsyth - (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/13207 and /api/v1/counties/13207/history.