IOU · Georgia · EIA 7140
Georgia Power Co
IOU · Georgia · 2.7M customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 365 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Georgia Power Co shows near-benchmark chronic reliability in 2023: 140 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (365 minutes including them) across 2.7M customers.
- 365 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.75
- SAIFI 2023
- 140 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 2.7M
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Georgia Power Co filings show
Georgia Power Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 7140. It reports service to approximately 2,735,271 customer accounts and generated about $9.22 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 500 ZIP codes. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.
In 2023, the average Georgia Power Co customer experienced 365.1 minutes of power interruptions, a measure known as SAIDI, or System Average Interruption Duration Index. Excluding major weather events from that total, that sits within the 120–180 minute national benchmark range, indicating performance typical of U.S. distribution utilities. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.75 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 139.6 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 365.1 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
The EIA dataset includes 4 years of continuous reporting (2020–2023) for Georgia Power Co, which lets you see whether reliability is trending up or down rather than judging from a single snapshot. Over that window, SAIDI moved from 527.8 down to 365.1 minutes, a trend worth noting for anyone weighing capital investment outcomes.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
365 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Georgia Power Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Georgia Power Co SAIDI trend
Georgia Power Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
365 Around the middle fewer outage minutes than 25% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Georgia Power Co sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Georgia Power Co charges more per customer than 85% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 28% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,370/year · Latest SAIDI: 365.1 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 365.1 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 527.8 | 142.2 | 1.920 | 2,527,010 |
| 2021 | 146.8 | 141.1 | 1.280 | 2,570,320 |
| 2022 | 227.0 | 142.4 | 1.600 | 2,606,098 |
| 2023 | 365.1 | 139.6 | 1.750 | 2,681,963 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Georgia Power Co serves 500 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Georgia Power Co?
Georgia Power Co had a SAIDI of 365.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 139.6 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major storm impacts, this tracks roughly with the national average.
What type of utility is Georgia Power Co?
Georgia Power Co is classified as a IOU serving Georgia.
How many customers does Georgia Power Co serve?
Georgia Power Co serves approximately 2,735,271 customers in Georgia.
How has Georgia Power Co's reliability changed over time?
Georgia Power Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). This utility's SAIDI has stayed fairly flat over the period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Georgia
- Customers
- 2,735,271
- Annual Revenue
- $9.22B
- EIA ID
- 7140
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Georgia Power Co. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (2.7M here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (365.1 here), outside Georgia, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.