When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Jefferson County, GA?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Jefferson County, GA right now.
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Elsewhere in Georgia: 1,521 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 10:02 AM EDT.
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Who serves Jefferson County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Georgia Power and Washington Electric Member Corp, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Jefferson Electric Membership Corp also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Jefferson County, GA
Last significant outage: Sep 22, 2026 — peaked at 1,276 customers, restored in ~4 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 7 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 1.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 23, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Jefferson County, GA
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 231 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~9,662 customers out in September 2024, restored after about 15.7 days. The busiest year on record here was 2024.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.
Communities covered

Communities in Jefferson County include Louisville, Wrens, Wadley, Stapleton, Avera, Bartow and Matthews. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Jefferson County, GA?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Jefferson include Georgia Power, Washington Electric Member Corp and Jefferson Electric Membership Corp — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Jefferson County, GA — live power outage tracker