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2021 Georgia Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Georgia customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 40th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
27,379
Rank (worst state)
40th
Counties affected
20

Georgia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Georgia counties in 2021

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

1Catoosa County27,3792Cherokee County22,9393Whitfield County22,1794Cobb County21,7475DeKalb County19,8596Fulton County17,4447Clayton County17,2028Muscogee County16,6409Gordon County14,71810Walker County13,37211Chatham County11,52812Fannin County10,92513Henry County10,91414Forsyth County9,82815Murray County9,19016Coweta County8,67517Clarke County7,95518McDuffie County7,27019Gwinnett County7,26020Habersham County7,143

Biggest Georgia outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Catoosa CountyFebruary 4, 202127,379
Catoosa CountyFebruary 4, 202125,998
Cherokee CountyMay 4, 202122,939
Whitfield CountyFebruary 4, 202122,179
Cobb CountyMarch 27, 202121,747
Cobb CountySeptember 26, 202121,079
Whitfield CountyFebruary 4, 202120,699
DeKalb CountyJuly 22, 202119,859
Fulton CountyMay 3, 202117,444
Clayton CountyJune 25, 202117,202
Georgia by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.