Power Outages in Saline County, AR
City of Benton - (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 18.5 hours.
Saline County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/saline-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saline County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/saline-county
City of Benton - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~62,341 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Benton - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Benton - (AR) | 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 Saline 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72015 | 361 | 23 | 280 | ≤11 |
| 72019 | 305 | 17 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 72103 | 196 | 12 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 72022 | 180 | 12 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 72002 | 174 | 13 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 72065 | 92 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 72011 | 61 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 72167 | 29 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 72087 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 72122 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Saline County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Saline County right now.
Saline County has been under 13 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 ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Saline County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saline County went about 18.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,065 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 18.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 23,065 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 727 | 4,404 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 891 | 17,295 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 808 | 10,537 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 897 | 7,282 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 866 | 13,818 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 818 | 8,471 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 869 | 2,143 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 884 | 7,539 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 900 | 4,071 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 914 | 6,460 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 921 | 23,065 | 18.5 |
Cost of power in Saline County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saline 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
- City of Benton - (AR)10.4¢13,371 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 · 7.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Saline County: FAQ
- How often does Saline County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saline County, AR logged 921 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saline County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,065 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2025 and lasting about 7d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Saline County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saline County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saline County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Benton - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saline County.
72002, 72011, 72015, 72019, 72022, 72065, 72087, 72103, 72122, 72167
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 | - |
| City of Benton - (AR) | - | 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/05125 and /api/v1/counties/05125/history.