Power Outages in Searcy County, AR
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Searcy County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/searcy-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Searcy County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/searcy-county
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,212 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Searcy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72650 | 85 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 72645 | 40 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 72675 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 72639 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 72686 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72669 | ≤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 Searcy County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Searcy County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Searcy County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Searcy County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,859 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,859 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 166 | 638 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 145 | 640 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 136 | 1,199 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 122 | 700 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 134 | 1,205 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 140 | 566 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 205 | 1,213 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 259 | 1,065 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 241 | 1,859 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 204 | 1,267 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 255 | 1,239 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Searcy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Searcy 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
- Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp16.6¢18,878 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 · 2.9 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 Searcy County: FAQ
- How often does Searcy County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Searcy County, AR logged 255 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Searcy County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,859 customers without power, beginning January 25, 2023 and lasting about 3d.
- Is there a power outage in Searcy County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Searcy County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Searcy County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Searcy County.
72636, 72639, 72645, 72650, 72669, 72675, 72679
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 | - |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | 5.3 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/05129 and /api/v1/counties/05129/history.