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Power Nearly Restored Across Georgia After Michael

Georgia Power's Outage & Storm Center
Georgia Power's outage map as of Monday afternoon

Power was restored to 97 percent of Georgia Power customers as of noon Monday, representing more than 375,000 customers.

Restoration is expected to be completed in the Albany area by Monday evening and in the Bainbridge area by Tuesday evening.

Roughly 15,000 Georgians were without power Monday in areas hit hard by Hurricane Michael in areas of southwest Georgia, with more than 5,800 Georgia Power personnel tasked with restoration efforts according to a release.

“All of Georgia Power’s resources are dedicated to storm restoration efforts in the state, along with additional resources from assisting utilities.”

Georgia Power estimates that damage from Hurricane Michael includes:

  • More than 3,500 spans of wire down (or over 130 miles)
  • Approximately 1,000 broken or damaged power poles 
  • More than 900 fallen trees
  • More than 200 transformers damaged 

The utility recommends that people stay away from any downed wires and watch for crews working on the side of Georgia roads. Drivers are reminded to move over a lane for utility vehicles, as required by Georgia law.
For a map of areas affected and without power, visit Georgia Power’s Outage & Storm Center at www.georgiapower.com/storm.