Power Outages in Sharp County, AR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Sharp County, AR across 1 reported incident. Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.3 hours.
Sharp County, AR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/sharp-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sharp County, AR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/sharp-county
0.0%of this county's ~14,473 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sharp 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72529 | 177 | ≤11 | 158 | 0 |
| 72521 | 133 | ≤11 | 125 | 0 |
| 72542 | 130 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 72513 | 101 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 72532 | 54 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 72482 | 48 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 72569 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 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 Sharp County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sharp County right now.
Sharp County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
Hardest-hit cities in Sharp County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Sharp Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sharp County went about 33.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,832 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 33.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,501 customers out) · decade average 11.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 301 | 2,317 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 265 | 1,960 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 293 | 3,055 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 343 | 2,370 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 323 | 2,716 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 592 | 2,763 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 600 | 2,391 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 722 | 4,401 | 14.6 |
| 2023 | 539 | 7,832 | 31.3 |
| 2024 | 615 | 3,458 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 618 | 6,501 | 33.3 |
Cost of power in Sharp County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sharp 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
- North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc14.2¢36,595 cust
- Craighead Electric Coop Corp12.5¢25,180 cust
- Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)14.4¢10,503 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 · 11.4 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 Sharp County: FAQ
- How often does Sharp County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sharp County, AR logged 618 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sharp County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,832 customers without power, beginning January 25, 2023 and lasting about 4d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Sharp County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Sharp County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC, North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sharp County.
72482, 72513, 72521, 72529, 72532, 72542, 72569
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 | - |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | 8.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc | 12.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (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/05135 and /api/v1/counties/05135/history. Live data as of .