Power Outages in Desha County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC and C & L Electric Coop Corp in Desha County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.3 hours.
Desha County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/desha-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Desha County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/desha-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC and C & L Electric Coop Corp in Desha County.
100%of this county's ~6,225 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 5,809 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,512 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Entergy Arkansas LLC and C & L Electric Coop Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Desha 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71639 | 87 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 71654 | 51 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 71670 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 71674 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 71630 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Desha County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Desha County right now.
Desha County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Latest Desha County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 323 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 78 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 328 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 328 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Desha County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Desha County went about 9.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,462 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 9.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,462 customers out) · decade average 16.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 399 | 3,571 | 11.3 |
| 2016 | 387 | 3,038 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 333 | 2,971 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 383 | 2,602 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 342 | 2,881 | 21.0 |
| 2020 | 339 | 5,462 | 50.1 |
| 2021 | 530 | 3,010 | 12.7 |
| 2022 | 506 | 3,020 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | 471 | 3,041 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | 376 | 1,269 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 542 | 1,416 | 9.3 |
Cost of power in Desha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Desha 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
- C & L Electric Coop Corp13.8¢20,020 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.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 16.4 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 Desha County: FAQ
- How often does Desha County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Desha County, AR logged 542 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Desha County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,462 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2020 and lasting about 6d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Desha County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Desha County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Desha County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include C & L Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Desha County.
71630, 71654, 71662, 71666, 71670, 71674, 72328, 72379
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 · county | - |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/05041 and /api/v1/counties/05041/history.