Power outages in Orchard Hill, GA
Live outages for Orchard Hill and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Orchard Hill has 236 residents.
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.fewer than 5customers without power in Spalding County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.i
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 …").Outage map
Orchard HillSpalding CountyOutage (size = 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.Outage history in Spalding County, which includes Orchard Hill
2014–2025 recordSpalding County averaged 17.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Georgia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 19. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting February 16, 2025.
The largest on record began September 11, 2017, with 8,627 customers out at once.
17.3significant 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.6.2 dayslongest on record (January 2023)
8,627most 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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| September 11, 2017 | 8,627 | 3.4 days | 216,167 |
| January 12, 2023 | 7,797 | 6.2 days | 274,295 |
| April 7, 2025 | 5,912 | 2 hours | 2,629 |
| April 6, 2017 | 4,410 | 30 minutes | 2,205 |
| June 25, 2023 | 3,589 | 17 hours | 20,299 |
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.