Outage Almanac

Georgia power outages

158 counties with outage records. Pick one to see its history.

Georgia averaged 0.89 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 23 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. September and October made up 52% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Gilmer County had the most outage time per resident of 148 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Gilmer County6.01105.18
2White County2.01664.16
3Calhoun County0.81483.77
4McIntosh County1.81543.66
5Decatur County1.82703.55
6Lumpkin County3.61403.47
7Grady County1.91163.42
8Glynn County1.71403.41
9Randolph County0.71223.38
10Hancock County1.61063.21
11Atkinson County0.81133.02
12Terrell County0.61223.01
13Pickens County4.11072.74
14Habersham County1.91512.50
15Chatham County3.41532.46
16Wilcox County1.4902.34
17Macon County1.0712.32
18Irwin County0.9882.31
18Putnam County1.01222.31
20Turner County0.3952.29
21Berrien County0.71072.14
22Banks County1.71222.06
23Charlton County1.31112.03
24Jones County1.41321.96
25Appling County0.91061.88
26Lowndes County0.91591.83
27Sumter County1.3891.80
28Haralson County1.31051.60
29Dawson County2.01101.59
30Effingham County1.4971.58
30Jeff Davis County0.41081.58
32Johnson County0.8641.56
33Meriwether County2.3791.55
34Crawford County1.1991.54
35Greene County1.31091.53
36Camden County1.21411.50
37Evans County0.9531.49
38Coffee County1.11261.47
39Brooks County0.61441.46
40Pierce County0.7781.44
40Pulaski County0.8691.44
42Mitchell County1.21421.43
43Ben Hill County1.1801.40
43Seminole County0.31641.40
45Brantley County0.5871.39
45Miller County0.21261.39
45Ware County1.1901.39
48Warren County0.4811.38
49Dooly County0.9691.37
49Union County1.8601.37
51Wayne County0.9801.34
52Jasper County0.71401.32
52Telfair County0.41001.32
54Baldwin County1.61091.31
55Dade County2.1301.30
55Lincoln County0.6771.30
57Talbot County0.4591.29
58Polk County2.61071.28
58Taylor County0.7501.28
60Candler County0.8551.24
61Chattooga County2.2601.23
62DeKalb County4.81131.22
63Tift County0.7831.17
64Monroe County1.31001.16
65Emanuel County1.2631.13
66Lamar County1.1781.12
66Lee County0.71001.12
68Bibb County2.61301.09
68Marion County0.4511.09
68Morgan County1.11041.09
71Clinch County0.3881.06
71Jefferson County0.3811.06
73Cook County0.7901.05
74Pike County1.4741.04
75Hall County2.11261.02
75Stephens County0.9921.02
75Tattnall County1.0891.02
78Fannin County0.9641.01
79Thomas County1.41040.98
80Towns County0.6280.94
81Floyd County3.11060.93
81Heard County0.9670.93
83Twiggs County0.71010.90
84Washington County0.9570.89
85Bleckley County0.3630.88
86Bacon County0.3790.86
86Fulton County2.81120.86
86Harris County1.3840.86
89Wilkinson County0.6800.84
90Bulloch County1.1930.83
91Montgomery County0.4600.81
92Butts County0.7930.78
93Clarke County1.91040.75
93Oglethorpe County1.4970.75
93Treutlen County0.5290.75
96Peach County0.7820.74
97Long County0.8690.71
98Bryan County1.3950.70
98Carroll County1.4840.70
98Liberty County0.8750.70
98McDuffie County0.9920.70
102Clayton County3.3870.68
102Murray County1.4630.68
104Bartow County2.3850.67
104Laurens County0.91050.67
106Gordon County1.9820.64
107Dodge County0.2650.59
107Douglas County1.8880.59
107Lanier County0.4650.59
107Worth County0.7960.59
111Catoosa County0.6670.58
112Cherokee County1.41060.56
112Wilkes County0.6380.56
114Franklin County1.0520.55
115Toombs County0.6560.54
116Oconee County0.9680.53
117Rockdale County1.0770.52
118Paulding County1.0970.51
119Colquitt County0.7750.50
119Coweta County1.9750.50
119Upson County1.3720.50
122Jackson County1.21040.47
123Henry County1.21240.46
124Barrow County1.41010.45
124Walker County0.8700.45
126Gwinnett County1.81040.44
126Muscogee County2.8710.44
128Burke County0.4340.42
129Fayette County1.6660.41
129Spalding County0.31460.41
129Walton County0.7810.41
132Madison County0.7700.38
133Whitfield County1.1420.37
134Cobb County0.81000.36
134Dougherty County0.61240.36
136Richmond County1.71020.35
137Columbia County1.61060.34
137Early County0.61190.34
139Troup County1.0550.32
139Wheeler County0.2470.32
141Newton County0.6960.31
142Chattahoochee County0.4160.30
143Houston County0.7740.28
144Hart County0.9470.27
145Forsyth County0.7810.25
146Elbert County0.6440.18
147Jenkins County0.1100.10
148Screven County0.0None0.00

Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.

When outages hit Georgia

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These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.