Power Outages in Paulding County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Paulding County, GA across 1 reported incident. Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Cobb Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and GreyStone Power Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Paulding County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/paulding-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Paulding County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/paulding-county
0.0%of this county's ~80,984 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Cobb Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, GreyStone Power Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GreyStone Power Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Paulding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30157 | 466 | 14 | 331 | ≤11 |
| 30132 | 421 | ≤11 | 317 | ≤11 |
| 30141 | 229 | ≤11 | 165 | ≤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 Paulding County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Paulding County right now.
Paulding County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 14, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Paulding County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 523 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 765 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Paulding 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 Paulding Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Paulding County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,999 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 27,364 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 468 | 3,827 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 962 | 2,661 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 1,012 | 27,364 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 1,090 | 7,117 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 1,142 | 4,263 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 807 | 29,999 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 1,133 | 3,409 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 1,036 | 7,787 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 826 | 10,995 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 983 | 3,747 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 914 | 22,877 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Paulding County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Paulding 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
- Cobb Electric Membership Corp11.5¢203,131 cust
- GreyStone Power Corporation12.6¢142,841 cust
- Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA)13.9¢53,707 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 · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Paulding County: FAQ
- How often does Paulding County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Paulding County, GA logged 914 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Paulding County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,999 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 5d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Paulding County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Paulding County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Cobb Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, GreyStone Power Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Paulding County.
30132, 30141, 30157
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 | |
| GreyStone Power Corporation | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 6.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only |
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/13223 and /api/v1/counties/13223/history. Live data as of .