Power Outages in Wilcox County, GA
Georgia Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Crisp County Power Comm, Irwin Electric Membership Corp and Middle Georgia El Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Wilcox County, GA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilcox County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/wilcox-county
Georgia Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Crisp County Power Comm, Irwin Electric Membership Corp and Middle Georgia El Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,114 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Crisp County Power Comm, Irwin Electric Membership Corp, Middle Georgia El Member Corp. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crisp County Power Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irwin Electric Membership Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle Georgia El Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wilcox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31001 | 51 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 31079 | 39 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 31072 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 31071 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Wilcox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilcox County right now.
Wilcox County has been under 21 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 ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Wilcox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilcox County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,668 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 3.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,529 customers out) · decade average 13.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 142 | 1,410 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 165 | 1,042 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 191 | 2,572 | 31.1 |
| 2018 | 204 | 2,529 | 37.3 |
| 2019 | 281 | 547 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 352 | 1,666 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 334 | 2,160 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 365 | 660 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 406 | 1,725 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 353 | 2,668 | 29.4 |
| 2025 | 360 | 852 | 3.5 |
Cost of power in Wilcox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilcox 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
- Crisp County Power Comm17.8¢9,210 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 · 13.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wilcox County: FAQ
- How often does Wilcox County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilcox County, GA logged 360 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilcox County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,668 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 8d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Wilcox County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wilcox County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wilcox County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Georgia Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilcox County.
31001, 31072, 31079, 31084
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 | |
| Crisp County Power Comm | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Irwin Electric Membership Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Middle Georgia 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/13315 and /api/v1/counties/13315/history.