Power Outages in Wheeler County, GA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Wheeler County, GA. There is no live feed for Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Wheeler County, GA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/wheeler-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wheeler County, GA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/georgia/wheeler-county
No active outages are reported by Georgia Power Co in Wheeler County.
No live feed for Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
15%of this county's ~5,353 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 826 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georgia Power Co reportsevery 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 Wheeler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30428 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 30411 | 22 | 0 | 16 | ≤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 Wheeler County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wheeler County right now.
Wheeler County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Wheeler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wheeler County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 827 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 814 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 54 | 409 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 77 | 665 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 63 | 797 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 81 | 566 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 52 | 827 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 54 | 414 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 59 | 141 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 63 | 150 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 74 | 814 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | 76 | 398 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Wheeler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wheeler 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
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 · 3.3 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 Wheeler County: FAQ
- How often does Wheeler County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wheeler County, GA logged 76 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wheeler County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 827 customers without power, beginning November 11, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Wheeler County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wheeler County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wheeler County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wheeler County.
30411, 30428
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 | |
| Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp | - | 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/13309 and /api/v1/counties/13309/history.