Power Outages in Schley County, GA
Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ellaville. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Schley County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/schley-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Schley County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/schley-county
Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ellaville: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,928 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ellaville. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ellaville | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Schley 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31806 | 40 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤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 Schley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Schley County right now.
Schley County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Schley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Schley County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,596 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,596 customers out) · decade average 8.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92 | 392 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 106 | 750 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 138 | 1,596 | 27.1 |
| 2018 | 155 | 1,168 | 15.8 |
| 2019 | 172 | 746 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 155 | 814 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 135 | 537 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 136 | 454 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 173 | 1,049 | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 185 | 496 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | 186 | 521 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Schley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Schley 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
- Flint Electric Membership Corp13.4¢85,358 cust
- Sumter Electric Member Corp14.6¢15,145 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 8.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Schley County: FAQ
- How often does Schley County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Schley County, GA logged 186 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Schley County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,596 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Schley County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Schley County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Schley County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Flint Electric Membership Corp, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Schley County.
31806
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 | |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Ellaville | - | 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/13249 and /api/v1/counties/13249/history.