How reliable is the power in Georgia?
Georgia ranks 41st of 45 states without major events and 40th with them (1st = fewest minutes), 82 above the U.S. 129 and 531 above the U.S. 662. Major events added 982 minutes, 82% of the with-events total. The figure covers 4,713,888 customers, 89% of the 5,295,363 EIA lists for Georgia.
Georgia with and without major events
minutes without power per customer, 2024, Georgia and U.S.
- 211Georgia, no major events
- 129U.S., no major events
- 1,193Georgia, with major events
- 662U.S., with major events
| Measure | Georgia without | Georgia with | U.S. without | U.S. with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI, minutes per customer | 211 | 1,193 | 129 | 662 |
| SAIFI, interruptions per customer | 1.24 | 2.10 | 1.06 | 1.53 |
| CAIDI, minutes per interruption | 170 | 567 | 122 | 433 |
| Median utility, SAIDI minutes | 127 | 342 | — | — |
Which Georgia utilities move the number
Georgia Power Co serves 58% of the customers in the Georgia figure: 73% of lost customer-minutes with major events, 35% without. Without Georgia Power Co, the weighted figure would be 752 minutes with major events and 324 without, against 1,193 and 211.
- Georgia Power Co: 2,717,959 customers (58%), 128 min without and 1,516 with; 73% of lost minutes with major events, 35% without.
- Jefferson Electric Member Corp: 36,791 customers (1%), 109 min without and 10,318 with; 7% of lost minutes with major events, 0% without.
- Altamaha Electric Member Corp: 21,870 customers (0%), 17,059 min without and 17,313 with; 7% of lost minutes with major events, 38% without.
All Georgia utilities in the 2024 file
86 utilities in the 2024 EIA-861 files for Georgia: 30 follow IEEE 1366, 5 use another method, 51 filed no reliability figures. 35 are listed.
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 218,807 | 35 | 60 | 0.75 | 0.99 | 42 | 1 of 27 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 200,598 | 46 | 62 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 26 | 2 of 27 | — |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 268,760 | 74 | 129 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 43 | 3 of 27 | — |
| Hart Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 39,869 | 78 | 1,174 | 1.08 | 2.43 | 93 | 4 of 27 | — |
| Central Georgia El Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 65,046 | 81 | 128 | 1.23 | 1.68 | 37 | 5 of 27 | — |
| GreyStone Power Corporation | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 149,514 | 95 | 114 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 17 | 6 of 27 | — |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 108,665 | 104 | 219 | 1.23 | 1.61 | 53 | 7 of 27 | — |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 95,179 | 104 | 158 | 1.07 | 1.40 | 34 | 8 of 27 | — |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 36,727 | 109 | 234 | 1.44 | 1.98 | 54 | 9 of 27 | — |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 36,791 | 109 | 10,318 | 1.39 | 3.85 | 99 | 10 of 27 | extreme value, as filed |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 89,116 | 116 | 218 | 1.33 | 2.02 | 47 | 11 of 27 | — |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 56,189 | 123 | 159 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 23 | 12 of 27 | — |
| Albany Utility Board | Municipal | IEEE 1366 | 32,244 | 125 | 291 | 1.59 | 2.25 | 57 | 13 of 27 | — |
| Georgia Power Co | Investor Owned | IEEE 1366 | 2,717,959 | 128 | 1,516 | 1.02 | 2.07 | 92 | 14 of 27 | — |
| City of Marietta - (GA) | Municipal | IEEE 1366 | 42,716 | 129 | 129 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 0 | 15 of 27 | — |
| City of Thomasville - (GA) | Municipal | IEEE 1366 | 16,411 | 151 | 1,260 | 2.17 | 4.79 | 88 | 16 of 27 | — |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 140,132 | 168 | 393 | 1.90 | 2.67 | 57 | 17 of 27 | — |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 104,699 | 183 | 274 | 1.88 | 2.37 | 33 | 18 of 27 | — |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 29,259 | 189 | 2,075 | 2.87 | 4.34 | 91 | 19 of 27 | — |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 37,445 | 228 | 1,145 | 2.15 | 4.41 | 80 | 20 of 27 | — |
| Southern Rivers Energy | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 21,594 | 237 | 598 | 2.61 | 4.21 | 60 | 21 of 27 | — |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 19,919 | 299 | 3,490 | 3.04 | 4.41 | 91 | 22 of 27 | — |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 58,442 | 369 | 589 | 3.86 | 4.79 | 37 | 23 of 27 | — |
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 55,838 | 450 | 1,588 | 4.72 | 6.97 | 72 | 24 of 27 | — |
| Grady Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 20,210 | 575 | 921 | 3.94 | 5.41 | 38 | 25 of 27 | — |
| Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 23,634 | 1,235 | 3,698 | 2.68 | 4.24 | 67 | 26 of 27 | — |
| Altamaha Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 21,870 | 17,059 | 17,313 | 3.25 | 4.46 | 1 | 27 of 27 | extreme value, as filed |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Other method | 25,260 | 257 | 7,422 | — | — | — | Not ranked | other method, not comparable |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Other method | 25,181 | 399 | 629 | 3.60 | 4.30 | — | Not ranked | other method, not comparable |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | Other method | 22,138 | 191 | 337 | 1.83 | 2.68 | — | Not ranked | other method, not comparable |
| Sumter Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 21,500 | 155 | 218 | — | — | — | Not ranked | — |
| Washington Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | IEEE 1366 | 16,337 | 429 | 6,930 | — | — | — | Not ranked | — |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Other method | 15,292 | 269 | 668 | 2.30 | 3.60 | — | Not ranked | other method, not comparable |
| Newnan Wtr, Sewer & Light Comm | Municipal | Other method | 11,050 | 23 | 23 | 1.84 | 1.84 | — | Not ranked | other method, not comparable |
| City of Calhoun - (GA) | Municipal | IEEE 1366 | 6,254 | 49 | 124 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 61 | Not ranked | under 10,000 customers |
Georgia utilities with no reliability figures
51 in the sales file, no SAIDI or SAIFI row; the 25 largest are listed.
| Utility | Type | Customers |
|---|---|---|
| Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 72,978 |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | Cooperative | 59,549 |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 25,476 |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 18,198 |
| Dalton Utilities | Municipal | 18,022 |
| City of East Point - (GA) | Municipal | 17,872 |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 16,409 |
| City of Griffin - (GA) | Municipal | 16,007 |
| City of Covington - (GA) | Municipal | 14,475 |
| City of La Grange - (GA) | Municipal | 14,312 |
| Oconee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 13,418 |
| City of Lawrenceville - (GA) | Municipal | 12,613 |
| Crisp County Power Comm | Political Subdivision | 12,095 |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Municipal | 11,434 |
| City of College Park - (GA) | Municipal | 8,932 |
| City of Cartersville - (GA) | Municipal | 8,184 |
| City of Douglas | Municipal | 5,932 |
| City of Buford | Municipal | 4,060 |
| City of Sandersville - (GA) | Municipal | 2,835 |
| City of Sylvania - (GA) | Municipal | 2,376 |
| City of Washington - (GA) | Municipal | 2,230 |
| City of Chickamauga | Municipal | 973 |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 439 |
| TerraForm US Energy Services, LLC | Behind the Meter | 5 |
| Fort Valley Utility Comm | Municipal | — |
The biggest Georgia utilities against the U.S.
- Georgia Power Co (investor owned, 53% of Georgia customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 128 min, 1 below the U.S. 129; with major events 1516 min against 662.
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA) (cooperative, 5% of Georgia customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 74 min, 55 below the U.S. 129; with major events 129 min against 662.
- Cobb Electric Membership Corp (cooperative, 4% of Georgia customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 35 min, 94 below the U.S. 129; with major events 60 min against 662.
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (cooperative, 4% of Georgia customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 46 min, 84 below the U.S. 129; with major events 62 min against 662.
- GreyStone Power Corporation (cooperative, 3% of Georgia customers in the file): SAIDI without major events 95 min, 34 below the U.S. 129; with major events 114 min against 662.
Georgia by type of utility
Among Georgia utilities that report under IEEE 1366, municipal utilities average 126 minutes without major events and cooperative utilities 334.
| Type | Utilities | Customers | SAIDI without | Median utility | SAIDI with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Owned | 1 | 2,717,959 | 128 | 128 | 1,516 |
| Cooperative | 23 | 1,898,304 | 334 | 123 | 772 |
| Municipal | 4 | 97,625 | 126 | 127 | 372 |
Next to Georgia in the ranking
Georgia report card
Smart meters: 98% of residential meters, 40 utilities (U.S. 92%). Georgia time-based rates: 10 of 46 utilities, 1.9% of residential customers enrolled (U.S. 10.6%). Georgia efficiency spend: $13.0 per customer (U.S. $124.2). Demand response: 57 W per customer (U.S. 77). Georgia net-metered systems: 4.4 per 1,000 customers. Rankings.
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35 Georgia filings in EIA-861 2024 (retrieved 2026-10-01), 27 ranked utilities. Method and sources.
Questions
How many minutes without power did the average Georgia customer have in 2024?
211 minutes without major events and 1193 with them (30 IEEE 1366 utilities, customer-weighted).
Why do the two Georgia numbers differ so much?
Major events add 982 of the 1193 minutes (82%); Georgia Power Co supplies 73% of the with-events total.
Which Georgia utility reported the fewest and the most minutes?
Among 27 utilities with 10,000+ customers: Cobb Electric Membership Corp 35 minutes without major events, and Altamaha Electric Member Corp 17059.
Which Georgia utilities use which method?
30 follow IEEE 1366, 5 use another method, 51 filed no reliability figures.