Power outages in Climax, GA

Live outages for Climax and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Climax has 265 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

fewer than 5customers without power in Decatur County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").

0.02% of 9,972 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Georgia Power doesn't publish a count for Climax itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

ClimaxDecatur CountyOutage (size = customers)

Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.

Outage history in Decatur County, which includes Climax

2014–2025 record

Decatur County averaged 44.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 42. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting November 9, 2025.

The largest on record began October 10, 2018, with 13,136 customers out at once.

44.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

11 dayslongest on record (October 2018)

13,136most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
October 10, 2018	13,136	11 days	1,677,418
June 15, 2023	7,157	1.8 days	105,129
September 11, 2017	6,465	2.9 days	117,174
April 3, 2023	5,722	25 hours	37,855
July 22, 2025	3,321	1.5 hours	3,536

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Georgia Power: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

Climax is in

Decatur County