Power Outages in Stewart County, GA
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Stewart County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/stewart-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stewart County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/stewart-county
Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,899 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Diverse Power Incorporated, Georgia Power Co, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Stewart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31825 | 33 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 31815 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 31821 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Stewart County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stewart County right now.
Stewart County has been under 26 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
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Stewart County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 168 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 168 customers out (5.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Stewart County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stewart County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,952 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 1,952 customers out) · decade average 10.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81 | 759 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 80 | 311 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 164 | 1,305 | 15.9 |
| 2018 | 183 | 1,952 | 52.6 |
| 2019 | 197 | 435 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 180 | 1,409 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 145 | 1,486 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 144 | 1,258 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 207 | 1,203 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 230 | 1,952 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 175 | 1,497 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Stewart County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stewart 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
- Diverse Power Incorporated17.2¢32,557 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.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 10.7 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 Stewart County: FAQ
- How often does Stewart County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stewart County, GA logged 175 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stewart County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,952 customers without power, beginning February 4, 2024 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Stewart County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stewart County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Stewart County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stewart County.
31814, 31815, 31821, 31825
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 | |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | 2.7 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/13259 and /api/v1/counties/13259/history.