Power Outages in Taliaferro County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp in Taliaferro County, GA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.7 hours.
Taliaferro County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/taliaferro-county
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- October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Taliaferro County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/taliaferro-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp in Taliaferro County.
46%of this county's ~1,407 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 644 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership 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 Taliaferro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30631 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤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 Taliaferro County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Taliaferro County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Taliaferro County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 228 customers out (25% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Taliaferro County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Taliaferro County went about 24.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 900 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 24.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 900 customers out) · decade average 31.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 64 | 196 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 53 | 589 | 41.5 |
| 2018 | 175 | 541 | 14.4 |
| 2019 | 207 | 749 | 17.0 |
| 2020 | 137 | 629 | 15.6 |
| 2021 | 174 | 441 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 118 | 792 | 31.7 |
| 2023 | 115 | 718 | 18.6 |
| 2024 | 148 | 900 | 177.7 |
| 2025 | 150 | 553 | 24.7 |
Cost of power in Taliaferro County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Taliaferro 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
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 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 ice storms exposure · 31.7 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 Taliaferro County: FAQ
- How often does Taliaferro County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Taliaferro County, GA logged 150 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Taliaferro County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 900 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 9d.
- Is there a power outage in Taliaferro County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Taliaferro County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Taliaferro County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Taliaferro County.
30631, 30664
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 | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/13265 and /api/v1/counties/13265/history.