Power Outages in Jefferson County, AR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jefferson County, AR across 1 reported incident. C & L Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.9 hours.
Jefferson County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, AR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/jefferson-county
0.0%of this county's ~41,372 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: C & L Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C & L 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71603 | 486 | 23 | 391 | ≤11 |
| 71602 | 248 | 15 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 71601 | 204 | 13 | 163 | ≤11 |
| 72132 | 57 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 72004 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 72152 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 72182 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72175 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72168 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72079 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71659 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Jefferson County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 470 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 573 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,533 customers out (4.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 7.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,409 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 7.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 24,409 customers out) · decade average 16.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 855 | 1,974 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 774 | 11,260 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | 776 | 3,945 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 772 | 2,184 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 598 | 5,491 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | 667 | 24,409 | 69.8 |
| 2021 | 749 | 4,635 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 681 | 3,146 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | 521 | 12,448 | 31.4 |
| 2024 | 700 | 6,837 | 13.4 |
| 2025 | 689 | 2,849 | 7.9 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- 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.
Very High ice storms 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 Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, AR logged 689 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,409 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 14d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include C & L Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
71601, 71602, 71603, 71659, 72004, 72079, 72132, 72133, 72152, 72168, 72175, 72182
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 | - |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp | - | 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/05069 and /api/v1/counties/05069/history. Live data as of .