Power Outages in Van Buren County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp in Van Buren County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Van Buren County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/van-buren-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Van Buren County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/van-buren-county
No active outages are reported by Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp in Van Buren County.
77%of this county's ~15,688 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 12,146 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| First Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC and First Electric Coop Corp 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 Van Buren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72031 | 177 | ≤11 | 152 | ≤11 |
| 72088 | 64 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 72153 | 53 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 72039 | 52 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 72013 | 46 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 72629 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 72141 | ≤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 Van Buren County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Van Buren County right now.
Van Buren County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
Latest Van Buren County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 552 customers out (3.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 386 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 781 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,258 customers out (15% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 218 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Van Buren County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Van Buren County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,705 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 257 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 37 | 66 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 257 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Van Buren County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Van Buren 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 · 0.0 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 Van Buren County: FAQ
- How often does Van Buren County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Van Buren County, AR logged 5 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Van Buren County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,705 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2026 and lasting about 1h 20m.
- Is there a power outage in Van Buren County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Van Buren County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Van Buren County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Van Buren County.
72013, 72028, 72031, 72080, 72088, 72141, 72153, 72629
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 | - |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | 5.3 hrs | 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/05141 and /api/v1/counties/05141/history.