Saturday, October 31 OUTAGE UPDATE AT 4 p.m. (JEFFERSON, GA. October 31, 2020) – Nearly all of Jackson EMC’s 235,000 members now have power. The remaining 26 outages, which impact 34 members, are being addressed.   Jackson EMC has restored p...

The thunderstorms that swept across North Georgia in the early hours this morning resulted in power outages for some Jackson EMC members. Line crews have been dispatched, and they are working to restore power to those affected.   Members were impa...

Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the weather forecast and the potential impact on our area. We are ready to respond, if conditions warrant. Current forecasts indicate a line of scattered storms with damaging winds and heavy rainfall could move acros...

To report an outage. Members may report an outage to Jackson EMC by visiting outage.jacksonemc.com, by calling 1-800-245-4044 or by using the MyJacksonEMC mobile app. To view outages. Both the website and mobile app offer a map of Jackson EMC’s se...

Windy, rainy weather today caused outages for some Jackson EMC members. As of 2 p.m., 2,230 members were without power in Banks (6), Barrow (56), Gwinnett (1,579), Jackson (342), Hall (174) and Lumpkin (73) counties. Line crews have been dispatche...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Dec. 9, 2018) – Heavy rainfall from Saturday’s storms saturated the ground, leaving trees susceptible to the storms accompanying strong winds, which blew down trees and limbs into power lines. Members across Jackson EMC’s 10-county se...

(JEFFERSON, GEORGIA, Nov. 1, 2018) – More than 20 team members from Jackson EMC are heading to the Florida panhandle to assist a fellow electric cooperative restore power in the wake of Hurricane Michael. The Jackson EMC crews will assist Gulf Coa...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Oct. 12, 2018) Early Friday morning, 29 Jackson EMC linemen and other personnel headed to south Georgia to assist with restoration efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Michael. Jackson EMC will assist with power restoration effor...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Oct. 11, 2018) Jackson EMC will release 97 contractors after noon today to assist with restoration efforts in Florida and south Georgia after Hurricane Michael impacted the area. Two dozen Jackson EMC linemen will assist with restorat...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Oct. 10, 2018) Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the projected forecast of Hurricane Michael and is ready to respond if Northeast Georgia is impacted. Current forecasts indicate Northeast Georgia could experience strong winds and rain...

Jackson EMC continues to closely monitor the forecast of Hurricane Florence and its potential impact on Northeast Georgia. At this time, Jackson EMC is releasing nine right-of-way contractors to assist with clean-up and restoration efforts in South C...

Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the projected forecast of Hurricane Florence and its potential impact on Northeast Georgia and is ready to respond. Current forecasts indicate Northeast Georgia could experience strong winds and rain as a result of H...

Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the weather forecast for Sunday and the potential impact on our area. Current forecasts indicate severe winter weather and freezing rain in Northeast Georgia beginning Sunday, Jan. 7. As always, Jackson EMC lineme...

UPDATE AT 1:30 p.m.: (JEFFERSON, GA. Dec. 9, 2017) -- Winter weather is causing some outages for Jackson EMC members. At 1:30 p.m., 554 members remain without power in Hall (392) and Lumpkin (160) and Gwinnett (2) counties. Linemen continue to work r...

Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the weather forecast for Friday and Saturday, and the potential impact on our area. We are ready to respond, if conditions warrant. Current forecasts indicate a winter weather advisory for Northeast Georgia including...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Oct. 8, 2017) Tropical depression Nate began moving across Jackson EMC’s service area this afternoon. At this time, we have no weather-related outages. We’re releasing some of the 250 additional crew members from Texas, Indiana, Arkan...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Oct. 6, 2017) Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the projected forecast of Tropical Storm Nate and its potential impact on Northeast Georgia and is ready to respond. Current forecasts indicate Northeast Georgia could experience strong ...

(JEFFERSON, GA. Sept. 16, 2017) Nearly all of Jackson EMC’s 222,000 members now have power. The remaining 66 outages, which impact 137 members, are being addressed. Jackson EMC has restored power to 1,196 members since yesterday at 4:30 p.m.; 123,640...

Some Jackson EMC members experienced outages Sunday as a result of high wind arriving ahead of Hurricane Irma. More significant wind and rain is forecasted for Northeast Georgia on Monday. Jackson EMC activated its Emergency Response Plan Friday, Sep...

Jackson EMC is closely monitoring the projected forecast of Hurricane Irma and its potential impact on Northeast Georgia and is ready to respond. Current forecasts indicate Northeast Georgia could experience strong winds and rain as a result of Hurri...

JEFFERSON, Ga., May 5, 2017 - Two waves of storms hit Georgia yesterday, causing extensive damage and power outages in several areas around the state. In Jackson EMC’s Northeast Georgia service area, the first wave of storms around midday cut power t...

(April 6, 2017) The storms that swept across North Georgia April 5 caused outages for some Jackson EMC members across our 10-county service area. At the height of the storm, we had 2,762 members without power. Line personnel worked through the night ...

(Jefferson, Ga., March 22, 2017) Jackson EMC has restored power to nearly 15,000 members since the start of the storm Tuesday evening. Crews are still working to restore power for about 450 members. Jackson EMC replaced 16 broken poles and worked t...

March 21, 2017) As severe storms rolled into Northeast Georgia Tuesday night, more than 15,000 Jackson EMC members lost power due to high winds and downed trees and power lines. Crews responded and were able to quickly restore power to more than 5,...

Since early this morning, Jackson EMC has restored power to more than 18,000 members – 64,000 since the start of the storm. Unfortunately, today’s weather brought high winds causing an additional new 10,000 outages. Despite this, outages have dr...

5:00 p.m. Outage Update Jackson EMC has restored power to 7,847 customers since our 8 a.m. report today. We currently have 21,895 customers still out of power. Our personnel, assisted by contractor crews and crews from other electric cooperative...

Jackson EMC has restored power to 5,867 customers since our 8 a.m. report today. We currently have 23,875 customers still out of power. Our personnel, assisted by contractor crews and crews from other electric cooperatives, are working to clear the...

Jackson EMC currently has 26,417 customers still out of power. Around 300 Jackson EMC personnel, assisted by 462 personnel from contractors and other electric cooperatives, are working to clear these outages. We anticipate we will be able to restor...

10 a.m. Outage Restoration Update Jackson EMC currently has 28,439 customers still out of power. Around 300 Jackson EMC personnel, assisted by 462 personnel from contractors and other electric cooperatives, are working to clear these outages. We...

Power has been restored to roughly half of the 76,000 Jackson EMC members who were without power at the storm’s peak. An additional 350 workers from across the Southeast working alongside Jackson EMC crews to help restore power to those members sti...