2022 Georgia Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Georgia customer went without power for about 3.7 hours, the 28th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer

3.7

vs prior year

▲ 53%

vs 2021

Customer-hours out

18.8M

Peak customers out

211,527

across the state at once

EAGLE-I coverage

91%

of GA customers

Counties reporting

158

Georgia year over year

Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2022

Customer-hours without power across Georgia; January was the worst.

CSV JSON

All 158 Georgia counties, 2022

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

CSV JSON

#	County	Hrs / customer	Customer-hours	Customers	Peak out	Events
1	Rabun County	44.0	445K	10,115	8,778	717
2	Taliaferro County	31.7	29K	900	792	118
3	Hancock County	27.5	123K	4,461	2,140	528
4	Webster County	21.9	22K	988	893	117
5	White County	20.7	408K	19,687	11,761	782
6	Gilmer County	17.4	296K	17,004	3,560	775
7	Baker County	14.1	17K	1,190	611	301
8	Pickens County	12.3	209K	17,031	5,820	699
9	Lincoln County	12.1	49K	4,071	3,821	294
10	Quitman County	12.0	11K	888	728	123
11	Putnam County	11.9	121K	10,183	5,222	570
12	Evans County	11.8	53K	4,456	2,567	375
13	Banks County	11.7	136K	11,560	3,569	555
14	Lumpkin County	11.7	225K	19,256	4,444	675
15	Habersham County	11.5	393K	34,189	12,033	854
16	Macon County	11.4	61K	5,404	1,917	480
17	Dade County	11.4	87K	7,648	2,920	429
18	Meriwether County	11.3	110K	9,739	3,133	609
19	Emanuel County	11.1	143K	12,876	3,862	609
20	Talbot County	10.6	31K	2,895	1,432	335
21	Clay County	10.3	12K	1,158	729	152
22	Johnson County	10.2	46K	4,550	1,956	405
23	Warren County	10.2	28K	2,705	1,415	297
24	Dooly County	10.1	62K	6,093	1,101	448
25	DeKalb County	9.4	1.7M	182,341	29,861	307
26	Tattnall County	9.3	72K	7,806	2,610	627
27	Atkinson County	8.6	37K	4,283	1,491	513
28	Oglethorpe County	8.1	64K	8,000	3,208	411
29	Baldwin County	8.0	176K	21,849	8,154	779
30	Appling County	8.0	80K	9,991	2,426	734
31	Chattooga County	8.0	100K	12,575	4,308	617
32	Taylor County	7.9	33K	4,224	1,262	318
33	Washington County	7.8	85K	10,974	2,705	573
34	Jones County	7.8	87K	11,169	2,473	546
35	Long County	7.4	38K	5,091	1,379	611
36	Harris County	7.3	81K	11,153	1,816	579
37	Crawford County	7.2	51K	7,075	2,581	449
38	Pike County	6.9	71K	10,373	2,542	592
39	Twiggs County	6.7	23K	3,412	1,486	145
40	Bleckley County	6.7	37K	5,492	2,561	207
41	Mitchell County	6.1	74K	12,078	2,557	479
42	Greene County	6.1	74K	12,117	1,748	577
43	Terrell County	5.9	23K	3,865	2,885	302
44	Jeff Davis County	5.9	48K	8,107	1,581	588
45	Stephens County	5.8	97K	16,529	4,171	620
46	Calhoun County	5.8	9,949	1,709	822	193
47	Monroe County	5.8	110K	18,899	3,713	673
48	Stewart County	5.8	11K	1,952	1,258	144
49	McIntosh County	5.8	40K	7,007	1,712	456
50	Echols County	5.7	12K	2,019	614	196
51	Decatur County	5.6	90K	15,925	2,456	611
52	Lamar County	5.5	68K	12,486	3,064	635
53	Glascock County	5.4	9,061	1,689	704	156
54	Jefferson County	5.3	46K	8,747	2,542	584
55	Irwin County	5.3	30K	5,703	1,581	360
56	Wilcox County	5.3	25K	4,661	660	365
57	Polk County	5.3	101K	19,098	2,667	657
58	Glynn County	5.3	212K	40,392	15,767	916
59	Jasper County	5.1	48K	9,408	1,435	522
60	Marion County	5.0	20K	3,995	768	270
61	Turner County	5.0	24K	4,828	3,149	331
62	Charlton County	5.0	26K	5,213	2,294	347
63	Treutlen County	4.9	17K	3,505	1,513	270
64	Gwinnett County	4.9	1.1M	224,403	24,020	555
65	Candler County	4.9	24K	4,883	1,497	364
66	Sumter County	4.9	68K	13,979	1,651	631
67	Gordon County	4.8	152K	31,723	6,230	831
68	Wilkes County	4.8	36K	7,535	1,984	213
69	Fannin County	4.8	106K	22,160	2,249	358
70	Worth County	4.8	42K	8,795	1,285	395
71	Bartow County	4.7	151K	32,190	2,497	828
72	Fulton County	4.7	1.8M	383,737	15,134	169
73	Pulaski County	4.6	23K	5,122	2,012	277
74	Catoosa County	4.5	158K	34,782	13,854	942
75	Heard County	4.5	27K	5,960	1,757	345
76	Haralson County	4.4	73K	16,395	1,770	589
77	Coweta County	4.3	270K	62,382	6,008	812
78	Pierce County	4.3	45K	10,427	6,743	700
79	Randolph County	4.2	9,818	2,312	939	206
80	Wayne County	4.2	68K	16,057	3,159	765
81	Bryan County	4.2	113K	26,792	4,361	673
82	Morgan County	4.2	69K	16,571	1,786	641
83	Dawson County	4.2	78K	18,801	2,601	606
84	Floyd County	4.1	197K	47,505	9,091	847
85	Bibb County	4.1	335K	81,732	10,097	930
86	Bulloch County	4.0	159K	39,331	10,316	900
87	Effingham County	4.0	109K	27,148	6,034	774
88	Union County	3.9	101K	25,706	16,904	584
89	Murray County	3.9	83K	21,085	5,524	725
90	Camden County	3.8	93K	24,470	3,517	748
91	Upson County	3.7	75K	20,124	2,983	477
92	Columbia County	3.7	246K	66,977	10,588	831
93	McDuffie County	3.6	40K	10,984	3,217	538
94	Liberty County	3.6	114K	32,090	4,196	787
95	Bacon County	3.5	21K	6,119	5,389	599
96	Schley County	3.5	7,653	2,185	454	136
97	Clayton County	3.4	486K	140,866	10,223	710
98	Toombs County	3.4	60K	17,512	2,445	558
99	Hall County	3.4	330K	97,219	12,745	868
100	Laurens County	3.4	83K	24,434	7,218	613
101	Chatham County	3.3	471K	143,708	10,320	614
102	Montgomery County	3.3	15K	4,636	1,200	350
103	Butts County	3.3	48K	14,787	5,651	422
104	Grady County	3.2	50K	15,452	5,678	606
105	Burke County	3.1	50K	16,403	2,148	401
106	Brantley County	3.0	24K	8,007	1,435	496
107	Muscogee County	3.0	262K	88,804	7,961	950
108	Towns County	2.7	35K	13,058	3,814	320
109	Peach County	2.6	49K	18,688	1,566	580
110	Walton County	2.6	163K	63,040	7,506	906
111	Coffee County	2.5	71K	27,859	7,152	867
112	Wilkinson County	2.4	9,767	4,059	880	161
113	Henry County	2.3	316K	137,362	22,192	866
114	Telfair County	2.3	19K	8,161	1,447	217
115	Oconee County	2.2	82K	36,796	3,872	656
116	Ware County	2.2	47K	21,266	4,900	751
117	Madison County	2.1	45K	20,879	4,482	718
118	Walker County	2.0	80K	39,350	4,509	754
119	Whitfield County	2.0	142K	71,130	8,616	996
120	Richmond County	2.0	231K	117,219	7,531	1,016
121	Franklin County	1.9	36K	18,696	2,272	572
122	Fayette County	1.9	170K	88,729	8,002	790
123	Dodge County	1.9	15K	7,951	2,827	227
124	Douglas County	1.8	181K	97,948	6,923	1,008
125	Jenkins County	1.8	8,230	4,479	746	133
126	Troup County	1.8	57K	31,848	3,125	474
127	Ben Hill County	1.8	26K	14,643	823	262
128	Cherokee County	1.7	311K	178,437	14,988	829
129	Carroll County	1.7	120K	70,666	3,682	969
130	Clarke County	1.7	132K	78,630	3,196	985
131	Cobb County	1.6	524K	322,249	14,633	688
132	Hart County	1.6	29K	18,626	1,304	562
133	Barrow County	1.5	93K	61,060	2,660	813
134	Newton County	1.5	74K	49,305	2,106	598
135	Seminole County	1.5	7,697	5,243	1,273	153
136	Miller County	1.4	4,630	3,209	609	91
137	Jackson County	1.4	91K	63,033	2,480	809
138	Rockdale County	1.4	78K	56,753	2,576	740
139	Paulding County	1.4	153K	111,785	7,787	1,036
140	Spalding County	1.1	37K	32,004	1,394	629
141	Thomas County	1.1	41K	36,396	5,732	497
142	Elbert County	1.1	16K	14,785	1,316	320
143	Tift County	1.0	26K	24,544	2,479	530
144	Brooks County	0.9	6,614	7,555	409	110
145	Forsyth County	0.9	116K	134,644	17,850	824
146	Berrien County	0.8	7,202	8,532	506	250
147	Lee County	0.8	13K	16,591	1,679	387
148	Clinch County	0.7	2,927	4,096	629	95
149	Houston County	0.7	84K	118,038	2,037	943
150	Early County	0.7	4,370	6,214	197	114
151	Lowndes County	0.7	49K	70,771	6,230	825
152	Cook County	0.6	6,233	9,902	487	109
153	Colquitt County	0.6	15K	26,516	886	226
154	Lanier County	0.5	2,845	5,311	504	90
155	Dougherty County	0.5	32K	60,664	829	525
156	Chattahoochee County	0.5	3,446	7,621	779	84
157	Wheeler County	0.3	1,426	5,211	141	59
158	Screven County	0.3	2,670	9,974	191	25

Biggest Georgia outages of 2022

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

CSV JSON

#	County	Started (UTC)	Ended (UTC)	Duration	Peak out	Customer-hours
1	DeKalb County, GA	March 10, 2022 11:00	March 14, 2022 01:30	3d 14h	29,861	195K
2	DeKalb County, GA	December 22, 2022 19:30	December 29, 2022 02:15	6d 6h	29,835	188K
3	Gwinnett County, GA	January 3, 2022 02:45	January 5, 2022 05:15	2d 2h	24,020	160K
4	Gwinnett County, GA	January 14, 2022 11:00	January 22, 2022 01:45	7d 14h	22,585	96K
5	Henry County, GA	July 20, 2022 10:30	July 21, 2022 14:45	1d 4h	22,192	28K
6	Forsyth County, GA	May 4, 2022 06:45	May 4, 2022 13:30	6h 45m	17,850	5,841
7	Union County, GA	March 10, 2022 12:00	March 10, 2022 15:45	3h 45m	16,904	13K
8	Henry County, GA	July 30, 2022 18:30	July 31, 2022 10:30	16h	15,912	14K
9	Glynn County, GA	March 20, 2022 00:15	March 21, 2022 01:15	1d 1h	15,767	50K
10	Gwinnett County, GA	December 23, 2022 02:30	December 26, 2022 18:30	3d 16h	15,444	104K
11	Fulton County, GA	December 17, 2022 05:30	December 29, 2022 04:45	11d 23h	15,134	168K
12	Cherokee County, GA	June 3, 2022 05:00	June 3, 2022 06:30	1h 30m	14,988	3,751
13	Cobb County, GA	May 6, 2022 15:00	May 11, 2022 02:45	4d 11h	14,633	6,659
14	Fulton County, GA	March 12, 2022 05:00	March 16, 2022 05:15	4d	14,246	128K
15	Fulton County, GA	June 6, 2022 09:45	June 20, 2022 01:45	13d 16h	13,975	198K
16	Catoosa County, GA	December 23, 2022 05:15	December 25, 2022 04:45	1d 23h	13,854	48K
17	Fulton County, GA	January 1, 2022 00:00	January 6, 2022 06:45	5d 6h	13,598	100K
18	Union County, GA	March 11, 2022 00:30	March 11, 2022 03:00	2h 30m	13,594	7,016
19	Gwinnett County, GA	June 17, 2022 10:45	June 21, 2022 02:00	3d 15h	12,898	69K
20	Hall County, GA	January 16, 2022 01:30	January 19, 2022 08:15	3d 6h	12,745	138K
21	Habersham County, GA	January 16, 2022 08:30	January 19, 2022 06:00	2d 21h	12,033	277K
22	Cobb County, GA	September 12, 2022 10:15	September 14, 2022 05:45	1d 19h	12,030	12K
23	White County, GA	January 3, 2022 07:15	January 6, 2022 04:15	2d 21h	11,761	209K
24	Gwinnett County, GA	March 10, 2022 13:30	March 16, 2022 01:15	5d 11h	11,713	65K
25	DeKalb County, GA	January 1, 2022 03:15	January 6, 2022 05:45	5d 2h	11,534	100K

EAGLE-I tracked about 91% of Georgia's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.

Georgia by year:2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Other states in 2022:ME FL WV NC VT AK MI VA

Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.