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2016 Georgia Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Georgia customer went without power for about 4.8 hours — the 9th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.8
Peak customers out
141,489
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
20

Georgia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.8h20154.8h201614.2h20174.7h20182.5h20197.4h20202.4h20213.7h20226.6h202325.8h20244.6h2025

Hardest-hit Georgia counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Chatham County141,4892Glynn County41,7343Effingham County28,6674DeKalb County23,5955Fulton County23,3376Bulloch County16,7277Clayton County14,8958Lowndes County13,1859Gwinnett County13,14710Richmond County12,06011Camden County11,61312Liberty County10,92113Cobb County9,46514Henry County7,24015Gilmer County6,87916Muscogee County6,67417Columbia County6,65918Cherokee County6,06619Ware County5,75720Walker County5,647

Biggest Georgia outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Chatham CountyOctober 7, 2016141,489
Chatham CountyOctober 8, 2016114,943
Chatham CountySeptember 1, 201647,986
Glynn CountyOctober 7, 201641,734
Glynn CountyOctober 8, 201635,693
Effingham CountyOctober 7, 201628,667
DeKalb CountyJuly 5, 201623,595
Fulton CountyApril 28, 201623,337
DeKalb CountyMarch 24, 201622,352
Effingham CountyOctober 8, 201622,313
Georgia by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.