Power outages in Grovetown, GA

Live outages for Grovetown and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Grovetown has 17,939 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
fewer than 5customers without power in Columbia County
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
iUtilities 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 …").
<0.01% of 68,443 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe 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 Grovetown itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

GrovetownColumbia CountyOutage (size = customers)
iEach 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 Columbia County, which includes Grovetown

2014–2025 record

Columbia County averaged 36.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 39. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 15 hours, starting January 11, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 71,235 customers out at once.

36.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
16 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
71,235most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 27, 202471,23516 days11,373,434
September 11, 201714,9583.7 days404,161
January 3, 202210,58815 hours72,243
November 8, 20239,23545 minutes6,052
March 30, 20179,0421 hour7,309

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

iFrom 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.

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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.