Power Outages in Pickens County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Pickens County, GA across 1 reported incident. Amicalola Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Pickens County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/pickens-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pickens County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/pickens-county
0.0%of this county's ~14,975 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pickens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30143 | 423 | 17 | 323 | ≤11 |
| 30175 | 113 | ≤11 | 92 | 0 |
| 30148 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 30177 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 30151 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Pickens County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Pickens County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Pickens County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 237 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 650 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 179 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pickens 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 Pickens Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pickens County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,602 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 9,146 customers out) · decade average 15.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 669 | 3,631 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 621 | 2,207 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 695 | 9,146 | 33.4 |
| 2018 | 723 | 2,731 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | 783 | 5,270 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | 821 | 11,602 | 32.3 |
| 2021 | 720 | 1,161 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 699 | 5,820 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 695 | 10,740 | 32.1 |
| 2024 | 760 | 7,294 | 18.3 |
| 2025 | 730 | 10,715 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Pickens County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pickens 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
- Amicalola Electric Member Corp13.7¢51,657 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 ice storms exposure · 15.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pickens County: FAQ
- How often does Pickens County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pickens County, GA logged 730 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pickens County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,602 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 5d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Pickens County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Pickens County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Amicalola Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pickens County.
30143, 30175, 30177
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 | |
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | 12.1 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/13227 and /api/v1/counties/13227/history. Live data as of .