Power Outages in Madison County, AR
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.6 hours.
Madison County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/madison-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/madison-county
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~13,914 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Madison 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72740 | 247 | ≤11 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 72727 | 127 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 72738 | 52 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 72773 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 72776 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72742 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72760 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72752 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72721 | ≤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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Madison County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 298 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 276 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 656 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 656 customers out (4.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Madison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 10.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,134 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 10.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,524 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 159 | 4,235 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 321 | 4,084 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 462 | 2,643 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 288 | 1,966 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 442 | 6,753 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 413 | 2,688 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 467 | 6,134 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 545 | 4,524 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | 570 | 7,134 | 10.6 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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.
- Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)13.4¢104,579 cust
- Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)13.7¢74,247 cust
- Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp14.1¢55,000 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 High ice storms exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, AR logged 570 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,134 customers without power, beginning May 18, 2025 and lasting about 4d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Madison County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Madison County.
72721, 72727, 72738, 72740, 72742, 72752, 72760, 72773, 72776
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | 5.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | 12.1 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/05087 and /api/v1/counties/05087/history.