Key keywords: Georgia Power, 2024 Hurricane Preparedness Month, storm grid resilience, power outage emergency response, utility safety protocols, coastal Georgia storm preparation, mobile energy storage, customer emergency guidance May marks the official start of National Hurricane Preparedness Month in the U.S., and leading Georgia electric utility provider Georgia Power has launched a statewide outreach campaign to share upgraded storm response plans, infrastructure improvements, and critical safety guidance for residents and business owners across the state ahead of the June 1 to November 30 Atlantic hurricane season. Over the past 12 months, Georgia Power has invested more than $180 million in storm resilience upgrades targeted at high-risk coastal regions, including reinforcing over 2,100 miles of overhead transmission and distribution lines, replacing 3,700 wooden utility poles with wind-resistant composite and steel poles rated to withstand winds up to 130 miles per hour, and installing 12 new mobile energy storage units near coastal population hubs to deliver temporary power to critical facilities like hospitals, fire stations, and emergency operation centers within 2 hours of a storm passing. For its 2024 response framework, Georgia Power has pre-authorized the deployment of 1,600 in-house lineworkers, vegetation management crews, and customer support staff to staging sites across southern and coastal Georgia as soon as a hurricane watch is issued, and has activated mutual aid agreements with 17 utility providers across the Southeast to bring in an additional 3,200 certified restoration personnel within 24 hours of a storm making landfall, cutting projected average outage restoration times by 40% compared to 2022 levels. The utility is also urging all customers to take proactive steps to prepare for potential storm impacts: build a 72-hour emergency kit with non-perishable food, water, flashlights, and a battery-powered radio; save the Georgia Power 24/7 emergency hotline and download the official Georgia Power mobile app to report outages, track real-time restoration updates, and receive personalized safety alerts; and always assume downed power lines are energized, stay at least 30 feet away, and contact emergency services immediately if you see a fallen line. Georgia Power’s senior director of storm operations noted that the 2024 prep plan incorporates lessons learned from Hurricane Ian in 2022 and Hurricane Idalia in 2023, including better communication coordination with county-level emergency management agencies and priority restoration protocols for low-income senior housing and small business districts that were disproportionately impacted by past outages.