Power Outages in White County, GA
As of September 3, 2026 07:19 UTC, about 50 customers are without power in White County, GA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
White County, GA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for White County right now.
White County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 29, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Tornado Warning ×1
Latest White County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 12m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 676 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 526 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 527 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 17h 55m
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,632 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in White 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 White Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in White County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,411 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 11,671 customers out) · decade average 15.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 547 | 8,526 | 18.6 |
| 2016 | 545 | 2,873 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 745 | 11,671 | 54.7 |
| 2018 | 795 | 3,737 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 861 | 3,570 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 843 | 13,411 | 33.8 |
| 2021 | 731 | 2,056 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 782 | 11,761 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | 804 | 7,504 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 806 | 7,921 | 11.1 |
| 2025 | 837 | 3,318 | 5.6 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 15.2 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 White County: FAQ
- How often does White County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, White County, GA logged 837 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in White County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,411 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 5d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in White County, GA right now?
- Yes — about 50 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve White County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within White County.
30528, 30545, 30571
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/13311 and /api/v1/counties/13311/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Georgia customers). Live data as of .