Power Outages in Newton County, GA
Central Georgia El Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Walton Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Covington - (GA), City of Mansfield - (GA), City of Oxford - (GA) and Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Newton County, GA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/newton-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Newton County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/newton-county
Central Georgia El Member Corp, Georgia Power Co and Walton Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Covington - (GA), City of Mansfield - (GA), City of Oxford - (GA) and Snapping Shoals El Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~43,490 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Covington - (GA), City of Mansfield - (GA), City of Oxford - (GA), Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 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, Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Covington - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mansfield - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Oxford - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Newton 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30016 | 429 | 23 | 289 | 15 |
| 30014 | 396 | 19 | 285 | ≤11 |
| 30054 | 131 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 30055 | 39 | ≤11 | 32 | 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 Newton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Newton County right now.
Newton County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 14, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Newton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newton County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,278 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,937 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 166 | 1,496 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 160 | 1,536 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 524 | 16,278 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 583 | 4,121 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 656 | 2,130 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 644 | 10,891 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 551 | 1,306 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 598 | 2,106 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 650 | 6,937 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 665 | 7,877 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 797 | 5,149 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Newton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Newton 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
- Walton Electric Member Corp14.1¢133,581 cust
- Snapping Shoals El Member Corp13.0¢106,304 cust
- Central Georgia El Member Corp13.1¢62,546 cust
- City of Covington - (GA)14.8¢13,302 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 · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Newton County: FAQ
- How often does Newton County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newton County, GA logged 797 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newton County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,278 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Newton County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Newton County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Newton County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Georgia El Member Corp, Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newton County.
30014, 30016, 30054, 30055, 30070
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 | |
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | 2.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Covington - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mansfield - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Oxford - (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/13217 and /api/v1/counties/13217/history.