Power Outages in Oglethorpe County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Oglethorpe County, GA across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Oglethorpe County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/oglethorpe-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oglethorpe County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/oglethorpe-county
Not counted: no live feed for Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA).
31%of this county's ~7,312 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,303 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Oglethorpe County3
Individual outages as listed by Rayle Electric Membership Corp, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | - | - | - | Rayle Electric Membership Corp | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Rayle Electric Membership Corp | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Rayle Electric Membership Corp |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Oglethorpe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30683 | 72 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 30627 | 40 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 30648 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 30630 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 30667 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 30619 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 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 Oglethorpe County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Oglethorpe County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Oglethorpe County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 95 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,415 customers out (18% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 236 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,417 customers out (18% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Oglethorpe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Oglethorpe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oglethorpe County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,244 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,244 customers out) · decade average 7.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 1,028 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 175 | 357 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 160 | 619 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 348 | 1,356 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 335 | 880 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 386 | 1,569 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 388 | 1,219 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 411 | 3,208 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 460 | 2,050 | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 433 | 4,244 | 24.6 |
| 2025 | 532 | 1,667 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Oglethorpe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oglethorpe 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 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 · 7.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Oglethorpe County: FAQ
- How often does Oglethorpe County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oglethorpe County, GA logged 532 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oglethorpe County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,244 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in Oglethorpe County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 11 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Oglethorpe County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oglethorpe County.
30619, 30627, 30630, 30648, 30667, 30683
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 · county | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/13221 and /api/v1/counties/13221/history. Live data as of .