Power Outages in Webster County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Webster County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/webster-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Webster County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/webster-county
Georgia Power Co and Sumter Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,426 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Georgia Power Co, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Webster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31824 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 31832 | ≤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 Webster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Webster County right now.
Webster County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tropical Cyclone Local Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Tropical Storm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Webster County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 114 customers out (6.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Webster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Webster County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 988 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 988 customers out) · decade average 14.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 | 346 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 43 | 118 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 71 | 988 | 32.5 |
| 2018 | 109 | 988 | 47.3 |
| 2019 | 181 | 361 | 14.4 |
| 2020 | 101 | 988 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 106 | 430 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 117 | 893 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 118 | 770 | 12.2 |
| 2024 | 126 | 988 | 10.3 |
| 2025 | 133 | 344 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Webster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Webster 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
- Sumter Electric Member Corp14.6¢15,145 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 · 14.4 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 Webster County: FAQ
- How often does Webster County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Webster County, GA logged 133 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Webster County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 988 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2017 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Webster County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Webster County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Webster County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Sumter Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Webster County.
31824, 31832
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 | |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | 2.7 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/13307 and /api/v1/counties/13307/history.