Power Outages in Walton County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Walton County, GA across 1 reported incident. Georgia Power Co and Walton Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Covington - (GA), City of Monroe - (GA) and Snapping Shoals El Member Corp, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Walton County, GA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/walton-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Walton County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/walton-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Covington - (GA), City of Monroe - (GA) and Snapping Shoals El Member Corp.
0.0%of this county's ~50,852 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Covington - (GA), City of Monroe - (GA), Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Covington - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Monroe - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Walton 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30052 | 598 | 17 | 428 | 14 |
| 30655 | 365 | 17 | 293 | ≤11 |
| 30656 | 201 | ≤11 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 30025 | 101 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 30641 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 30018 | ≤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 Walton County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Walton County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
Latest Walton County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 632 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Walton 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 Walton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Walton County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,460 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 13,460 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 269 | 1,313 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 256 | 1,428 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 460 | 13,460 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 890 | 5,368 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 880 | 4,402 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 881 | 8,429 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 841 | 2,301 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 906 | 7,506 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 877 | 5,155 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 918 | 3,489 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 938 | 6,180 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Walton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Walton 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
- Walton Electric Member Corp14.1¢133,581 cust
- Snapping Shoals El Member Corp13.0¢106,304 cust
- City of Covington - (GA)14.8¢13,302 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 · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Walton County: FAQ
- How often does Walton County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Walton County, GA logged 938 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Walton County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,460 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 5d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Walton County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 17 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Walton County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Walton Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Walton County.
30018, 30025, 30052, 30641, 30655, 30656
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 | |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | 2.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Covington - (GA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Monroe - (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/13297 and /api/v1/counties/13297/history. Live data as of .