Power Outages in Rabun County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 20 customers are without power in Rabun County, GA across 2 reported incidents. Georgia Power Co and Habersham Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.5 hours.
Rabun County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/rabun-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rabun County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/rabun-county
Not counted: no live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc.
0.0%of this county's ~17,082 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Haywood Electric Member Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rabun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30525 | 158 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 30552 | 43 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 30576 | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 30568 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 30537 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 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 Rabun County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rabun County right now.
Rabun County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Rabun County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 818 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 537 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 948 customers out (7.7% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Rabun 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 Rabun Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rabun County went about 24.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,115 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 24.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,115 customers out) · decade average 37.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 584 | 3,642 | 12.6 |
| 2016 | 579 | 4,333 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | 678 | 10,115 | 97.1 |
| 2018 | 686 | 7,078 | 27.4 |
| 2019 | 676 | 7,868 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | 677 | 10,115 | 67.9 |
| 2021 | 691 | 4,938 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | 717 | 8,778 | 44.0 |
| 2023 | 727 | 3,786 | 20.5 |
| 2024 | 665 | 10,115 | 70.0 |
| 2025 | 659 | 3,307 | 24.5 |
Cost of power in Rabun County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rabun 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
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp14.0¢35,519 cust
- Haywood Electric Member Corp17.1¢435 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 · 37.0 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 Rabun County: FAQ
- How often does Rabun County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rabun County, GA logged 659 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rabun County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,115 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 5d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Rabun County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 20 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rabun County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp, Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc, Haywood Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rabun County.
30525, 30537, 30552, 30562, 30568, 30573, 30576, 30581
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 | |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | 6.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | - | No live feed | - |
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/13241 and /api/v1/counties/13241/history. Live data as of .