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2020 Georgia Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Georgia customer went without power for about 7.4 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.4
Peak customers out
178,832
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Georgia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Georgia counties in 2020

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

1Fulton County178,8322DeKalb County139,7793Gwinnett County102,9824Cobb County65,0075Hall County45,1516Chatham County39,1867Douglas County34,1018Cherokee County33,4349Paulding County29,99910Coweta County26,92311Carroll County26,27012Forsyth County23,65713Muscogee County20,38914Bartow County19,93215Floyd County18,57816Clayton County17,24717Gilmer County15,99618Henry County15,98119Fayette County15,67720Rabun County15,422

Biggest Georgia outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fulton CountyOctober 19, 2020178,832
DeKalb CountyOctober 29, 2020139,779
Gwinnett CountyOctober 28, 2020102,982
Cobb CountyOctober 29, 202065,007
Hall CountyOctober 29, 202045,151
Chatham CountyNovember 3, 202039,186
Douglas CountyOctober 29, 202034,101
Cherokee CountyOctober 29, 202033,434
Paulding CountyOctober 29, 202029,999
Coweta CountyMarch 31, 202026,923
Georgia by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.