Power Outages in Upson County, GA
Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Thomaston - (GA) and Upson Elec Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.
Upson County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Upson County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/upson-county
Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co and Southern Rivers Energy publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Thomaston - (GA) and Upson Elec Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,308 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Thomaston - (GA), Upson Elec Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Flint Electric Membership Corp, Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Thomaston - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upson Elec Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Upson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30286 | 290 | 12 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 31097 | 30 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 30285 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Upson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Upson County right now.
Upson County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Upson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Upson County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,423 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 3.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,632 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 219 | 679 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 234 | 972 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 267 | 1,632 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 255 | 2,181 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 371 | 1,449 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 428 | 2,303 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 435 | 3,423 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 477 | 2,983 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 452 | 2,796 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 462 | 2,438 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 444 | 2,422 | 3.8 |
Cost of power in Upson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Upson 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
- Flint Electric Membership Corp13.4¢85,358 cust
- Southern Rivers Energy16.4¢20,770 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 hurricanes exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Upson County: FAQ
- How often does Upson County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Upson County, GA logged 444 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Upson County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,423 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2021 and lasting about 7h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Upson County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Upson County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Upson County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Southern Rivers Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Upson County.
30285, 30286, 31097
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 | |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Rivers Energy | 12.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Upson Elec Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Thomaston - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/13293 and /api/v1/counties/13293/history.