Power Outages in Independence County, AR
Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Independence County, AR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Independence County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/independence-county
Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~20,855 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Independence 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72501 | 634 | 18 | 573 | ≤11 |
| 72562 | 58 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 72579 | 55 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 72568 | 44 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 72550 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 72564 | 22 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 72527 | 22 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 72571 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72553 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72526 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72524 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72522 | ≤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 Independence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Independence County right now.
Independence County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
Hardest-hit cities in Independence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Independence County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,533 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 8,697 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 636 | 7,482 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 607 | 11,463 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 594 | 3,797 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 616 | 11,533 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 547 | 1,945 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 607 | 5,786 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 715 | 5,819 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 913 | 2,768 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 703 | 8,697 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 766 | 10,015 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 805 | 2,238 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Independence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Independence 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
- First Electric Coop Corp12.9¢96,685 cust
- Craighead Electric Coop Corp12.5¢25,180 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 relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Independence County: FAQ
- How often does Independence County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Independence County, AR logged 805 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Independence County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,533 customers without power, beginning June 7, 2018 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Independence County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Independence County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Independence County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Independence County.
72165, 72501, 72522, 72524, 72526, 72527, 72534, 72550, 72553, 72562, 72564, 72568, 72571, 72579
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 | - |
| First Electric Coop Corp | 10.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | 8.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | - | No live feed | - |
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/05063 and /api/v1/counties/05063/history.