Power Outages in Polk County, GA
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Polk County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/polk-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Polk County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/polk-county
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~19,902 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 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 Polk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30125 | 363 | 14 | 303 | ≤11 |
| 30153 | 252 | 12 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 30104 | 72 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤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 Polk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Polk County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Polk County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 421 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 896 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 355 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Polk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,874 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 7.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 11,874 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 723 | 1,293 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 689 | 1,969 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 700 | 10,586 | 23.6 |
| 2018 | 777 | 1,743 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 767 | 2,514 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 690 | 11,874 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | 705 | 5,087 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 657 | 2,667 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 708 | 4,189 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 729 | 5,409 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 715 | 5,084 | 7.7 |
Cost of power in Polk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Polk 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
- 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 high winds exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, GA logged 715 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,874 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 5d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Polk County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Polk County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
30104, 30125, 30153
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 | |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 6.0 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/13233 and /api/v1/counties/13233/history.