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Power Outages in Washington County, AR

As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp in Washington County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.

Washington County, AR is served by 5 tracked utilities.

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No active outages are reported by Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp in Washington County.

Live status by utility · Washington County

82%of this county's ~163,694 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Live · county076,3800.0%---
Southwestern Electric Power CoLive · county056,7800.0%-0-
Oklahoma Gas & Electric CoLive · county04570.0%-0-
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Live · county0450.0%---
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop CorpLive · county010.0%---

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and Arkansas Valley Elec 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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.

Power-dependent
2,645
Oxygen service
511
Dialysis (facility)
222
Home health / hospice
409
By ZIP code (14)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
7276446824376≤11
7276241818333≤11
7270135013268≤11
72703272≤11213≤11
72704243≤11194≤11
72753167≤111410
72730148≤111210
72774102≤1185≤11
7274494≤1183≤11
7295956≤1141≤11
72717160160
72769120≤110
72749≤110≤110
72729≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Washington County, AR

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Washington County or any town and utility in it.

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Latest Washington County, AR outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 15m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 515 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 38m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,535 customers out (1.7% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 707 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 51m

Outage trend · Washington County, AR
0customers out · peak 1
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
Washington County, AR: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 1 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.8112 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Washington County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Fayettevilleno outage reported
  • Springdaleno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,668 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 4.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Washington County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.5h, 2016 0.7h, 2017 1.3h, 2018 2.2h, 2019 1.3h, 2020 0.9h, 2021 1.7h, 2022 2.5h, 2023 5.2h, 2024 2.6h, 2025 4.4h. Highlighted: 2023.02460.5h20150.7h20161.3h20172.2h20181.3h20190.9h20201.7h20212.5h20225.2h20232.6h20244.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2023 (peak 19,870 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20156022,3180.5
20166024,5800.7
20176546,1891.3
20181,11118,0492.2
20198835,3281.3
20208663,4730.9
202197113,9701.7
202298611,5712.5
202396919,8705.2
202495421,9762.6
202599724,6684.4

Cost of power in Washington County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.

13.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 43% since 2015
vs Arkansas avg 14.3¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
May 18, 202524,6684d 21h
March 14, 202421,97614h 45m
January 24, 202319,8703d 7h
September 1, 202418,8276h 15m
December 1, 201818,0492d
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High ice storms exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormVery High
TornadoRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
Strong windRelatively Moderate
WildfireRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Washington County: FAQ

How often does Washington County, AR lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, AR logged 997 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Washington County, AR?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,668 customers without power, beginning May 18, 2025 and lasting about 4d 21h.
Is there a power outage in Washington County, AR right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Washington County, AR?
Tracked electric providers include Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Nearby counties
Adair CountyBenton CountyCrawford CountyMadison County
Cities & towns in Washington County

Fayetteville, Springdale. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Washington County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Washington County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.

72701, 72703, 72704, 72717, 72729, 72730, 72744, 72749, 72753, 72762, 72764, 72769, 72774, 72959

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Southwestern Electric Power Co7.5 hrsLive · county
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Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp5.2 hrsLive · county-
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)3.6 hrsLive · county-
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)12.1 hrsLive · county-
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co-Live · county
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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/05143 and /api/v1/counties/05143/history.