Power Outages in Richmond County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp in Richmond County, GA. There is no live feed for City of Sylvania - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Richmond County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/richmond-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richmond County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/richmond-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp in Richmond County.
No live feed for City of Sylvania - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~101,229 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sylvania - (GA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 84,624 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 18,929 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 294 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Sylvania - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp and Planters Electric Member Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richmond 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30906 | 549 | 23 | 370 | 18 |
| 30815 | 374 | 22 | 269 | ≤11 |
| 30909 | 306 | ≤11 | 192 | 23 |
| 30904 | 188 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 30901 | 174 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 30805 | 35 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 30905 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Richmond County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richmond County right now.
Richmond County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Richmond County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 514 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richmond County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Augusta-Richmond Countyno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richmond County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 96,050 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 96,050 customers out) · decade average 13.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,224 | 5,099 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 1,084 | 12,060 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 1,200 | 22,464 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 1,082 | 10,373 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 1,056 | 17,032 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 1,010 | 10,789 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 997 | 4,791 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 1,016 | 7,531 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 927 | 8,149 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 849 | 96,050 | 124.1 |
| 2025 | 994 | 15,274 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Richmond County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richmond 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
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp14.6¢34,651 cust
- Planters Electric Member Corp14.8¢16,417 cust
- City of Sylvania - (GA)13.4¢1,909 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 High ice storms exposure · 13.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Richmond County: FAQ
- How often does Richmond County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richmond County, GA logged 994 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richmond County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 96,050 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 24d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Richmond County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richmond County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richmond County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Jefferson Electric Member Corp, Planters Electric Member Corp.
Augusta-Richmond County. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Richmond County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richmond County.
30805, 30812, 30815, 30901, 30904, 30905, 30906, 30909, 30912
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 · county | |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 2.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Sylvania - (GA) | - | 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/13245 and /api/v1/counties/13245/history.