Power Outages in Union County, GA
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Union County, GA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/union-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/union-county
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~26,125 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 Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30512 | 495 | 13 | 407 | ≤11 |
| 30572 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Union County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Union County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 709 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 817 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,152 customers out (8.4% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 229 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 627 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,904 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 9,435 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 403 | 3,068 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 624 | 9,435 | 11.1 |
| 2021 | 585 | 5,432 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 584 | 16,904 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 570 | 3,728 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 751 | 6,047 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 790 | 7,583 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 4.9 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, GA logged 790 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,904 customers without power, beginning March 10, 2022 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
30512, 30572
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/13291 and /api/v1/counties/13291/history.