Power Outages in Monroe County, AR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 27 customers are without power in Monroe County, AR across 1 reported incident. Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 25.6 hours.
Monroe County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/monroe-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, AR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/monroe-county
0.0%of this county's ~7,091 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Monroe 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72021 | 63 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 72029 | 46 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 72069 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 72134 | ≤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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monroe County right now.
Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 25.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,825 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 25.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 2,825 customers out) · decade average 18.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 298 | 991 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 330 | 1,432 | 6.0 |
| 2017 | 300 | 2,124 | 14.3 |
| 2018 | 272 | 1,896 | 23.6 |
| 2019 | 315 | 1,423 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 474 | 2,191 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 490 | 1,680 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 627 | 2,825 | 41.6 |
| 2023 | 438 | 1,603 | 28.7 |
| 2024 | 458 | 1,480 | 15.8 |
| 2025 | 569 | 2,566 | 25.6 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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
- Woodruff Electric Coop Corp12.5¢12,100 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 18.7 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, AR logged 569 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 25.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,825 customers without power, beginning February 24, 2022 and lasting about 6d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 27 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
72021, 72029, 72069, 72108, 72134
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 | - |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | 0.7 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/05095 and /api/v1/counties/05095/history. Live data as of .