Power Outages in Walker County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by North Georgia Elec Member Corp and Georgia Power Co in Walker County, GA. City of Chattanooga - (TN) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Chickamauga, City of LaFayette - (GA) and Tennessee Valley Authority. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Walker County, GA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/walker-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Walker County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/walker-county
No active outages are reported by North Georgia Elec Member Corp and Georgia Power Co in Walker County.
City of Chattanooga - (TN) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Chickamauga, City of LaFayette - (GA) and Tennessee Valley Authority: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
76%of this county's ~27,895 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Chickamauga, City of LaFayette - (GA), Tennessee Valley Authority. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: City of Chattanooga - (TN). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 18,686 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,465 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Chickamauga | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of LaFayette - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Georgia Elec Member Corp and Georgia Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Walker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30741 | 523 | 20 | 445 | ≤11 |
| 30728 | 341 | ≤11 | 281 | ≤11 |
| 30707 | 231 | ≤11 | 181 | 0 |
| 30739 | 102 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 30725 | 57 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤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 Walker County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Walker County right now.
Walker County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Walker County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 623 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 387 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,368 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Walker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Walker County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,372 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,105 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 134 | 295 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 185 | 5,647 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 812 | 8,410 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 835 | 3,430 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 816 | 2,291 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 736 | 5,105 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 747 | 13,372 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 754 | 4,509 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 776 | 6,426 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 789 | 2,496 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 785 | 2,159 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Walker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Walker 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
- North Georgia Elec Member Corp12.9¢90,932 cust
- City of Chattanooga - (TN)13.4¢11,305 cust
- City of Chickamauga14.2¢828 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 High tornadoes exposure · 2.7 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 Walker County: FAQ
- How often does Walker County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Walker County, GA logged 785 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Walker County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,372 customers without power, beginning February 4, 2021 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Walker County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Walker County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Walker County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), Georgia Power Co, North Georgia Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Walker County.
30707, 30725, 30728, 30739, 30741, 30750
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 · county | |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | Outages only | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Chickamauga | - | No live feed | - |
| City of LaFayette - (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/13295 and /api/v1/counties/13295/history.