Power Outages in Perry County, AR
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 7.6 hours.
Perry County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/perry-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/perry-county
Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,085 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.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Perry 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72126 | 73 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 72016 | 49 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 72070 | 30 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 72025 | 25 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 72125 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 72001 | ≤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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Perry County right now.
Perry County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 22, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Perry County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 605 customers out (9.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 173 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,980 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 7.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,327 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 146 | 622 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 292 | 1,463 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 271 | 1,836 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 363 | 5,327 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 333 | 1,479 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 354 | 5,980 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 291 | 2,932 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 402 | 4,831 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 331 | 5,739 | 11.0 |
| 2024 | 375 | 1,525 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 325 | 5,883 | 7.6 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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
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 · 5.8 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 Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, AR logged 325 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,980 customers without power, beginning March 29, 2020 and lasting about 7h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include First Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
72001, 72016, 72025, 72070, 72125, 72126
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 | - |
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/05105 and /api/v1/counties/05105/history.