Power Outages in Towns County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Towns County, GA across 1 reported incident. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
Towns County, GA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/towns-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Towns County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/towns-county
0.0%of this county's ~13,279 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Towns 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30546 | 178 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 30582 | 107 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤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 Towns County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Towns County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Towns County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Towns County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Towns Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Towns County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,088 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 6.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,363 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 236 | 1,080 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 326 | 3,939 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 273 | 3,595 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 320 | 3,814 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 304 | 6,088 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 463 | 3,363 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 523 | 3,849 | 6.0 |
Cost of power in Towns County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Towns 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.
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)14.8¢30,863 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 · 3.6 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 Towns County: FAQ
- How often does Towns County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Towns County, GA logged 523 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Towns County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,088 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 23h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Towns County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Towns County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Towns County.
30546, 30582
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | 8.6 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/13281 and /api/v1/counties/13281/history. Live data as of .