Power Outages in Whitfield County, GA
Dalton Utilities, Georgia Power Co and North Georgia Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Whitfield County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Whitfield County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/whitfield-county
Dalton Utilities, Georgia Power Co and North Georgia Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~55,838 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dalton Utilities, Georgia Power Co, North Georgia Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Whitfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30721 | 537 | 14 | 403 | ≤11 |
| 30720 | 255 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 30740 | 119 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 30710 | 101 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤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 Whitfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Whitfield County right now.
Whitfield County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Whitfield County, GA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 666 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 19m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 318 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,608 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 508 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 56m
Hardest-hit cities in Whitfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Whitfield County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,179 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,183 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 271 | 1,104 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 367 | 3,277 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 918 | 10,183 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 896 | 2,856 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 895 | 3,029 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 852 | 5,895 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 933 | 22,179 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 996 | 8,616 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 912 | 5,578 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 966 | 9,142 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 929 | 4,749 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Whitfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Whitfield 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
- North Georgia Elec Member Corp12.9¢90,932 cust
- Dalton Utilities10.3¢13,473 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 High tornadoes exposure · 1.8 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 Whitfield County: FAQ
- How often does Whitfield County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Whitfield County, GA logged 929 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Whitfield County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,179 customers without power, beginning February 4, 2021 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Whitfield County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Whitfield County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Whitfield County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dalton Utilities, Georgia Power Co, North Georgia Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Whitfield County.
30710, 30720, 30721, 30740, 30755, 30756
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 | |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dalton Utilities | - | 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/13313 and /api/v1/counties/13313/history.