Power Outages in Wilkes County, GA
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Washington - (GA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
Wilkes County, GA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/georgia/wilkes-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilkes County, GA". https://massoutage.com/georgia/wilkes-county
Georgia Power Co and Rayle Electric Membership Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Washington - (GA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,081 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Washington - (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, Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Washington - (GA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wilkes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30673 | 95 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 30660 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 30668 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Wilkes County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilkes County right now.
Wilkes County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Wilkes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilkes County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,252 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 6.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,252 customers out) · decade average 8.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77 | 507 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 65 | 343 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 112 | 540 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 252 | 1,483 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 292 | 878 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 245 | 963 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 274 | 2,495 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 213 | 1,984 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 250 | 1,115 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 294 | 4,252 | 54.9 |
| 2025 | 293 | 2,760 | 6.5 |
Cost of power in Wilkes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilkes 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
- Rayle Electric Membership Corp14.6¢16,474 cust
- City of Washington - (GA)16.0¢1,884 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 · 8.5 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 Wilkes County: FAQ
- How often does Wilkes County, GA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilkes County, GA logged 293 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilkes County, GA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,252 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Wilkes County, GA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wilkes County, GA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wilkes County, GA?
- Tracked electric providers include Rayle Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilkes County.
30660, 30668, 30673
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 | |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Washington - (GA) | - | 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/13317 and /api/v1/counties/13317/history.