At the time of this story, Georgia Power's has only 10 customers in Statesboro and Bulloch County without power.
Excelsior EMC outage maps show 500 total customers out at the time of this story. We are having trouble breaking out by county totals on the outage map. We are not sure how many remain out in Bulloch. Regardless, they have made significant progress.
Outage maps
Click here to view findenergy.com updated Bulloch outagemap.
Saturday, October 5th power company statements
EMC
Click here for EMC updates on their Facebook page.
"As we close out the ninth day of restoration efforts, we're proud to report that power has been restored to 92% of our members. We hope you are staying positive through it all, and we’re grateful for your patience. Today, additional crews from several cooperatives joined us, boosting our manpower and determination. With 518 outages still to address, we know the road ahead is challenging—but we are ready and committed to the task. Thank you for your ongoing support as we push forward.
A huge thank you also goes to the families of our linemen and office staff, who have supported them while they serve our community.
Please continue to report any issues or outages using the app or by calling our offices at 912-685-2115 or 912-764-2123."
GPC
Georgia Power has restored power to 1.3 million+ customers following Hurricane Helene – more than 95% of all customers who were impacted by the most destructive hurricane in the company’s history. Intensive restoration efforts remain underway to reconnect customers in the hardest hit areas of the state, notably Augusta where 80% of impacted customers had been reconnected as of Saturday morning and work was ongoing to reconnect the approximately 50,000 customers who remained without power. While damage and treacherous conditions remain, teams are working around the clock and will remain in the field until every customer who can accept power is reconnected.
“Our work isn’t done until every customer who can receive power has it – we want our customers to know that commitment is shared by everyone on our team,” said Kim Greene, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power. “We have matched the devastation of Hurricane Helene with an army of thousands of lineworkers, who continue to work through fallen trees and miles of broken power poles and downed lines to bring light back to Georgia homes and businesses. I’m grateful for their tireless work to reconnect so many customers so quickly, and the continued resilience and patience of our customers and communities.”
Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction across the state of Georgia – from Atlanta’s northern suburbs, to Columbus, to Albany, to Valdosta and Savannah. Virtually no part of the state was spared by the storm. More than 20,000 personnel have contributed to the company’s rapid response to the hurricane and remain engaged with crews working their way through the power system efficiently and effectively to repair extreme damage and restore power to the most customers with every repair made. In many cases, the damage to infrastructure has been so severe that teams are essentially rebuilding sections of the grid and not just repairing specific elements.
Georgia Power is a part of the Southern Company system, which continues to coordinate and contribute to restoration and relief efforts following Hurricane Helene. On Friday, multiple charitable foundations across the system pledged $3 million to support the recovery effort. Read more here.
“As Georgia continues to rebuild in the weeks and months ahead, we know that our customers will continue to need support. We are actively working with community leaders across the state, and identifying opportunities for us to provide assistance and demonstrate our commitment to being a citizen wherever we serve,” added Greene.
Updated damage estimates illustrating the extensive destruction of Hurricane Helene include:
- 8,300+ power poles that must be repaired or replaced
- 21,000+ spans of wire damaged equivalent to approximately 1,000 miles
- 2,000+ transformers damaged
- 3,200+ trees on power lines that must be removed or addressed to restore power
Thank a lineman
Now is the time to shower all of the linemen who are working tirelessly around the clock to restore our power with kindness and patience. Many of these dedicated workers have traveled long distances, leaving their families behind to help us.
If you have a sign in front of your business, please use these to thank the linemen. Any show of support for them will go a long way.
