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Power Outages in Polk County, AR

Southwestern Electric Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc and Southwest Arkansas E C C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.

Polk County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Southwestern Electric Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc and Southwest Arkansas E C C publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Polk County

0.0%of this county's ~12,270 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

Only visible while reporting outages: Southwestern Electric Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

System-wide total only, no county split: Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc, Southwest Arkansas E C C.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Rich Mountain Elec Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Southwest Arkansas E C CLive · total onlynot by county------
Southwestern Electric Power CoOutages onlynone reported------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Polk 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.

Power-dependent
396
Oxygen service
142
Dialysis (facility)
56
Home health / hospice
122
By ZIP code (6)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
7195328317245≤11
7193737≤11350
7194524≤1121≤11
7197320≤11160
7194415≤1113≤11
71972≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Polk County, AR

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Polk County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Polk County

Polk County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 22, 2026.

  • Heat Advisory ×6
  • Special Weather Statement ×3

Latest Polk County, AR outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 57m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 211 customers out

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  5. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,119 customers out (8.7% of the county)

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 177 customers out (1.4% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 55m

  8. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 153 customers out

Outage trend · Polk County, AR
0customers out · peak 6
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Polk County, AR: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 6 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0246Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Polk County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,218 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 2.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Polk County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.5h, 2016 0.9h, 2017 1.5h, 2018 0.8h, 2019 0.7h, 2020 2.1h, 2021 1.8h, 2022 0.9h, 2023 2.1h, 2024 1.5h, 2025 2.1h. Highlighted: 2020.01230.5h20150.9h20161.5h20170.8h20180.7h20192.1h20201.8h20210.9h20222.1h20231.5h20242.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,014 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015934540.5
20161021,3820.9
20171191,4261.5
20181682,1540.8
20191931,3750.7
20202612,0142.1
20212582,2181.8
20222861,4070.9
20233301,3032.1
20243531,4011.5
20253811,3932.1

Cost of power in Polk County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Polk 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.

12.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 38% since 2015
vs Arkansas avg 14.3¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
July 6, 20212,2187h
August 28, 20182,1543h 15m
April 29, 20202,0141d 23h
April 29, 20211,8645h 45m
May 3, 20171,4266h 15m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 1.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Polk County: FAQ

How often does Polk County, AR lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, AR logged 381 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Polk County, AR?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,218 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2021 and lasting about 7h.
Is there a power outage in Polk County, AR right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Polk County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Polk County, AR?
Tracked electric providers include Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc, Southwest Arkansas E C C, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Nearby counties
Howard CountyLe Flore CountyMcCurtain CountyMontgomery County
ZIP codes in Polk County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.

71937, 71944, 71945, 71953, 71972, 71973

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Southwestern Electric Power Co7.5 hrsOutages only
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Southwest Arkansas E C C7.8 hrsLive · total only-
Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc-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/05113 and /api/v1/counties/05113/history.