Power Outages in Copiah County, MS
Is there a power outage in Copiah County, MS right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Southwest Mississippi E P A in Copiah County, MS.
Copiah County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.5 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Copiah County, MS", live data as of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/copiah-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Southwest Mississippi E P A in Copiah County.
Report an outage in Copiah County, MS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Southwest Mississippi E P A; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~15,050 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · county | 0 | 8,407 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 4,005 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · county | 0 | 2,558 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Southwest Mississippi E P A 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 Copiah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39059 | 145 | 15 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 39083 | 142 | 28 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 39191 | 94 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 39078 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Copiah County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Copiah County right now.
Copiah County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Copiah County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 252 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 377 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,407 customers out (7.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 217 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
Hardest-hit cities in Copiah County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Copiah County went about 21.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,611 customers.
The US EIA reports Mississippi utilities averaged 8.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 21.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 12,611 customers out) · decade average 21.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 493 | 2,503 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 627 | 10,808 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | 540 | 5,454 | 14.2 |
| 2018 | 659 | 1,814 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 656 | 2,754 | 8.8 |
| 2020 | 560 | 11,252 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 614 | 12,611 | 71.7 |
| 2022 | 727 | 4,072 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 690 | 10,036 | 32.4 |
| 2024 | 634 | 6,333 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | 734 | 6,199 | 21.5 |
Cost of power in Copiah County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Copiah 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 Mississippi LLC13.9¢384,493 cust
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative14.5¢65,580 cust
- Southwest Mississippi E P A15.3¢23,095 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 21.1 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 Copiah County: FAQ
- How often does Copiah County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Copiah County, MS logged 734 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Copiah County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,611 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 53d.
- Is there a power outage in Copiah County, MS right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 03:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Southwest Mississippi E P A in Copiah County, MS.
- Which utilities serve Copiah County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Copiah County.
39059, 39078, 39083, 39191
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Copiah County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Mississippi →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | 45.6 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28029 and /api/v1/counties/28029/history.