Power Outages in Thomas County, GA
City of Thomasville - (GA), Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Thomas County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Thomas County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/thomas-county
City of Thomasville - (GA), Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp and Mitchell Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~26,043 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Thomasville - (GA), Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Thomasville - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Thomas 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31792 | 267 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 31757 | 144 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 31773 | 49 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 31626 | 31 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 31738 | 29 | 0 | 20 | ≤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 Thomas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Thomas County right now.
Thomas County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 12, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×6
- Tropical Storm Watch ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Thomas County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 368 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 475 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Thomas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Thomas County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,661 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,661 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 1,528 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 219 | 1,868 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 395 | 7,969 | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 502 | 8,661 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | 466 | 1,353 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 432 | 1,120 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 520 | 4,595 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 497 | 5,732 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 555 | 3,456 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 551 | 5,689 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 578 | 1,100 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Thomas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Thomas 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
- Colquitt Electric Membership Corp14.0¢66,177 cust
- Mitchell Electric Member Corp17.1¢21,350 cust
- Grady Electric Membership Corp15.0¢19,416 cust
- City of Thomasville - (GA)13.6¢14,275 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 hurricanes exposure · 3.6 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 Thomas County: FAQ
- How often does Thomas County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Thomas County, GA logged 578 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Thomas County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,661 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 10d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Thomas County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Thomas County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Thomas County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Thomasville - (GA), Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Grady Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Thomas County.
31626, 31738, 31757, 31773, 31792
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 | |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Thomasville - (GA) | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | - | 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/13275 and /api/v1/counties/13275/history.