Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: power outages per year
In 2025 the average Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation customer was without power for 1.1 hours, less than the Georgia average of 4.5 h; about the same as 2024 (1.0 h). The utility served 203,530 customers in Georgia and ranks #7 of 8 large Georgia utilities by outage hours.
By year
| Year | Hours (with major events) | Hours (without) | Interruptions | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 203,530 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 200,598 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 197,503 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 194,225 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 190,737 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 186,804 |
"With major events" includes storm days that utilities may exclude from their own reliability targets; it is what customers actually live through. The gap between the two columns shows how much of the year's outage time came from big storms.
Backup power for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation outages
An average outage here lasted about 1.0 hours in 2025. Size backup for the longest outage you want to ride through, not the average.
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FAQ
How many hours a year are Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation customers without power?
1.1 hours per customer in 2025 including major event days (0.5 h without them), as Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation reported to the U.S. EIA.
How long does a typical Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation outage last?
About 1.0 hours on average in 2025 (total outage minutes divided by the number of interruptions). Storms make single events much longer.
Source: U.S. EIA Form 861, Reliability file, 2020–2025. Data snapshot . Utilities ranked nationwide →