Power outages in Fulton County, GA
Live outage counts for Atlanta, South Fulton and Sandy Springs and the rest of Fulton County, updated every 10 minutes from Georgia Power.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.371customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Georgia Power371 / 434,729
Cobb Electric Membership Corpno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Sawnee Electric Membership Corporationno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.GreyStone Power Corporationno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Coweta-Fayette El Member Corpno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
1–1050200+ customers
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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.Outages by ZIP code
9 of 35 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 30291 | Union City | 298 | 12,015 | 2.48% |
| 30311 | Atlanta | 39 | 16,050 | 0.24% |
| 30318 | Atlanta | 16 | 40,026 | 0.04% |
| 30075 | Roswell | 9 | 14,535 | 0.06% |
| 30004 | Milton | fewer than 5 | 5,048 | 0.04% |
| 30097 | Johns Creek / Duluth | fewer than 5 | 10,179 | 0.02% |
| 30305 | Atlanta | fewer than 5 | 20,451 | <0.01% |
| 30314 | Atlanta | fewer than 5 | 9,936 | 0.02% |
| 30328 | Sandy Springs | fewer than 5 | 22,513 | <0.01% |
| 30005 | Alpharetta | 0 | 5,157 | 0.00% |
| 30009 | Alpharetta | 0 | 10,255 | 0.00% |
| 30022 | Johns Creek | 0 | 5,586 | 0.00% |
| 30076 | Roswell | 0 | 15,236 | 0.00% |
| 30213 | South Fulton / Fairburn | 0 | 1,987 | 0.00% |
| 30303 | Atlanta | 0 | 2,869 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Fulton County
2014–2025 recordFulton County averaged 37.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 35. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting January 10, 2025.
The largest on record began October 29, 2020, with 178,832 customers out at once.
37.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.3.7 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
178,832most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| October 29, 2020 | 178,832 | 3.7 days | 4,432,136 |
| September 11, 2017 | 136,320 | 3.3 days | 4,265,521 |
| February 16, 2025 | 75,608 | 22 hours | 482,127 |
| June 25, 2023 | 40,113 | 19 hours | 238,124 |
| July 31, 2024 | 36,568 | 11 hours | 187,134 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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.
Cities in Fulton County
Utilities
- Georgia Power
- Cobb Electric Membership Corp no live feed
- Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation no live feed
- GreyStone Power Corporation no live feed
- Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp no live feed
- City of East Point - (GA) no live feed
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