Power Outages in Pierce County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Pierce County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/pierce-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pierce County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/pierce-county
Georgia Power Co and Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~11,227 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pierce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31516 | 270 | ≤11 | 216 | ≤11 |
| 31557 | 62 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 31518 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 31551 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Pierce County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pierce County right now.
Pierce County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Pierce County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 449 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,224 customers out (11% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 449 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 118 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
Hardest-hit cities in Pierce County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pierce County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,427 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,427 customers out) · decade average 23.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 144 | 251 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 208 | 1,891 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | 511 | 9,135 | 25.5 |
| 2018 | 628 | 1,411 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 730 | 2,098 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 749 | 5,306 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 701 | 2,373 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 700 | 6,743 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 638 | 10,427 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 660 | 10,427 | 179.2 |
| 2025 | 684 | 785 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Pierce County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pierce 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
- Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation14.7¢54,207 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 hurricanes exposure · 23.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pierce County: FAQ
- How often does Pierce County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pierce County, GA logged 684 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pierce County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,427 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 21d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Pierce County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pierce County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pierce County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pierce County.
31516, 31551, 31556, 31557
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 | |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | - | 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/13229 and /api/v1/counties/13229/history.