Power Outages in Baxter County, AR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Baxter County, AR across 1 reported incident. Entergy Arkansas LLC and North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Baxter County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/baxter-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baxter County, AR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/baxter-county
0.0%of this county's ~25,930 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baxter Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72653 | 794 | 28 | 690 | ≤11 |
| 72635 | 96 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 72642 | 69 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 72651 | 42 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 72658 | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 72537 | 31 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 72626 | 30 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 72544 | 17 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 72617 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 72623 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Baxter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Baxter County right now.
Latest Baxter County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 320 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 695 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Baxter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Baxter Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baxter County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,906 customers.
The US EIA reports Arkansas utilities averaged 7.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 20,876 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 1,352 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 233 | 2,285 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 302 | 6,713 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 349 | 1,957 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 365 | 6,758 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 842 | 4,359 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 832 | 7,368 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 985 | 2,791 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 942 | 20,876 | 25.4 |
| 2024 | 942 | 25,906 | 22.3 |
| 2025 | 960 | 16,608 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Baxter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baxter County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Entergy Arkansas LLC13.4¢612,254 cust
- North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc14.2¢36,595 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High ice storms exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Baxter County: FAQ
- How often does Baxter County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baxter County, AR logged 960 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baxter County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,906 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 6d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Baxter County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 7 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Baxter County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baxter County.
72519, 72537, 72544, 72617, 72623, 72626, 72635, 72642, 72651, 72653, 72658
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc | 12.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Arkansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/05005 and /api/v1/counties/05005/history. Live data as of .