Power Outages in White County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Habersham Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
White County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in White County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/white-county
Georgia Power Co and Habersham Electric Membership Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc and Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,932 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc, Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA). 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, Habersham Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in White 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30528 | 388 | ≤11 | 308 | 0 |
| 30571 | 63 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 30545 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ≤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 White County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
White County has been under 28 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
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
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 1h 14m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 317 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 630 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in White County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 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 |
Cost of power in White County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for White 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
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)11.9¢245,849 cust
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp14.0¢35,519 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 · 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?
- No major outage is currently reported for White County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve White County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co, Habersham Electric Membership Corp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | 6.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp,habershamemc | - | 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/13311 and /api/v1/counties/13311/history.