Power Outages in George County, MS
Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
George County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/george-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in George County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/george-county
Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~15,164 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in George 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39452 | 349 | 16 | 245 | ≤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 George County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for George County right now.
George County has been under 50 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest George County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in George County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in George County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,353 customers.
The US EIA reports Mississippi utilities averaged 8.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 9,353 customers out) · decade average 18.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 115 | 2,022 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 185 | 891 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 1,029 | 7,405 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 907 | 3,219 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 974 | 1,512 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 901 | 9,353 | 148.5 |
| 2021 | 966 | 2,668 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 922 | 1,294 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 898 | 2,737 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 988 | 8,177 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 1,017 | 1,708 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in George County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for George 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.
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Singing River Elec Cooperative13.5¢73,398 cust
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 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 hurricanes exposure · 18.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in George County: FAQ
- How often does George County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, George County, MS logged 1,017 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in George County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,353 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 14d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in George County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for George County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve George County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within George County.
39452
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | 2.6 hrs | 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28039 and /api/v1/counties/28039/history.