Power outages in Waco, GA
Live outages for Waco and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Waco has 609 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 Haralson 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
WacoHaralson 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 Haralson County, which includes Waco
2014–2025 recordHaralson County averaged 65 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Georgia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 112. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting June 7, 2025.
The largest on record began October 29, 2020, with 10,349 customers out at once.
65significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.4 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
10,349most 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 | 10,349 | 4.4 days | 397,816 |
| December 8, 2017 | 9,037 | 3.3 days | 335,824 |
| August 14, 2020 | 3,538 | 7 hours | 8,176 |
| March 20, 2018 | 3,340 | 1.5 days | 51,642 |
| January 11, 2020 | 2,999 | 26 hours | 32,360 |
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.