Power Outages in Scott County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Entergy Arkansas LLC in Scott County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.4 hours.
Scott County, AR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/scott-county
No active outages are reported by Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Entergy Arkansas LLC in Scott County.
92%of this county's ~6,888 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,843 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,174 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 299 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Entergy Arkansas LLC reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72958 | 149 | 12 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 72926 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 72950 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72841 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 16.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,925 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 16.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,925 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91 | 2,159 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | 111 | 1,628 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 56 | 928 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 81 | 457 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 244 | 3,246 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | 211 | 919 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 295 | 3,249 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 365 | 1,781 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 326 | 4,925 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | 382 | 3,651 | 10.6 |
| 2025 | 422 | 4,884 | 16.4 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co12.1¢109,777 cust
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co11.6¢58,569 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 · 9.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, AR logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,925 customers without power, beginning December 25, 2023 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
72841, 72926, 72950, 72958
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 · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · county | |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | 5.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · county |
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/05127 and /api/v1/counties/05127/history.