Power Outages in Sumter County, GA
Flint Electric Membership Corp, 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 4.1 hours.
Sumter County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sumter County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/sumter-county
Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~16,650 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sumter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31709 | 176 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 31719 | 130 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 31780 | 33 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 31711 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 31764 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 31735 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 31743 | ≤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 Sumter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sumter County right now.
Sumter County has been under 22 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
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Sumter County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 457 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 277 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 667 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sumter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sumter County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,270 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 13,270 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 558 | 1,968 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 562 | 1,317 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 576 | 10,452 | 27.5 |
| 2018 | 633 | 13,270 | 38.3 |
| 2019 | 616 | 1,807 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 627 | 3,134 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 610 | 2,771 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 631 | 1,651 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 632 | 2,249 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 588 | 1,340 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 638 | 1,641 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Sumter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sumter 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 9.5 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 Sumter County: FAQ
- How often does Sumter County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sumter County, GA logged 638 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sumter County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,270 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 5d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Sumter County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sumter County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sumter 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 Sumter County.
31709, 31711, 31719, 31735, 31764, 31780
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 | - |
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/13261 and /api/v1/counties/13261/history.