Power Outages in Toombs County, GA
Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Toombs County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Toombs County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/toombs-county
Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp and Georgia Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~20,610 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Toombs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30474 | 143 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 30436 | 110 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 30473 | 37 | ≤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 Toombs County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Toombs County right now.
Toombs County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Toombs County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Toombs County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,610 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 14,610 customers out) · decade average 14.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 330 | 1,171 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 327 | 1,196 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 324 | 3,974 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 396 | 6,363 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 439 | 694 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 633 | 999 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 611 | 1,612 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 558 | 2,445 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 223 | 8,719 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 268 | 14,610 | 125.2 |
| 2025 | 360 | 3,306 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Toombs County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Toombs 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
- Canoochee Electric Member Corp14.2¢24,733 cust
- Altamaha Electric Member Corp16.3¢19,623 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 · 14.0 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 Toombs County: FAQ
- How often does Toombs County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Toombs County, GA logged 360 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Toombs County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,610 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 21d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Toombs County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Toombs County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Toombs County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Altamaha Electric Member Corp, Canoochee Electric Member Corp, Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Toombs County.
30436, 30473, 30474
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 | |
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | 6.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Canoochee Electric Member 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/13279 and /api/v1/counties/13279/history.