Power Outages in Wayne County, GA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 45 customers are without power in Wayne County, GA across 1 reported incident. Georgia Power Co, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp and Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Wayne County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/georgia/wayne-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, GA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/wayne-county
0.0%of this county's ~17,280 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31545 | 283 | ≤11 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 31546 | 107 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 31555 | 45 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 31560 | 43 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×14
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Wayne County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 311 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 389 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne 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 Wayne Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,239 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 13,091 customers out) · decade average 17.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 230 | 1,684 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 279 | 5,309 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | 568 | 13,239 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 732 | 1,479 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 751 | 3,033 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 771 | 2,914 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 739 | 3,246 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 765 | 3,159 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 721 | 5,476 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 695 | 13,091 | 118.0 |
| 2025 | 714 | 2,029 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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
- Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation14.7¢54,207 cust
- Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp14.3¢28,463 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 hurricanes exposure · 17.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, GA logged 714 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,239 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 4d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, GA right now?
- Yes, about 45 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp, Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
31545, 31546, 31555, 31560, 31599
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 | |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | - | 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/13305 and /api/v1/counties/13305/history. Live data as of .