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2018 Georgia Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Georgia customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
79,773
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
20

Georgia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Georgia counties in 2018

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

1Gwinnett County79,7732Fulton County17,8703Glynn County17,1484Houston County16,7365Lee County13,3306Sumter County13,2707Decatur County13,1368Bibb County13,0569Rockdale County13,03810DeKalb County12,52811Gilmer County11,79612Henry County11,29713Clarke County10,43214Richmond County10,37315Tift County10,16116Laurens County10,02117Bulloch County9,34518Grady County9,05919Thomas County8,66120Cobb County8,651

Biggest Georgia outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Gwinnett CountyJuly 21, 201879,773
Gwinnett CountyJanuary 5, 201835,881
Gwinnett CountyMay 31, 201827,328
Fulton CountyMarch 20, 201817,870
Glynn CountyJanuary 3, 201817,148
Houston CountyOctober 10, 201816,736
Lee CountyOctober 10, 201813,330
Sumter CountyOctober 10, 201813,270
Decatur CountyOctober 10, 201813,136
Bibb CountyOctober 10, 201813,056
Georgia by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.