Power Outages in Covington County, MS
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Collins - (MS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.8 hours.
Covington County, MS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/covington-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Covington County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/covington-county
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Collins - (MS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,150 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Collins - (MS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Collins - (MS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Covington 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39428 | 129 | ≤11 | 90 | 0 |
| 39479 | 87 | ≤11 | 68 | ≤11 |
| 39119 | 75 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
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 Covington County or any town and utility in it.
- Fire Weather WatchSEVERE
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Covington County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Covington County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 148 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 370 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 115 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 530 customers out (5.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Covington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Covington County went about 14.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,565 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 14.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,431 customers out) · decade average 14.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 181 | 1,321 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 396 | 1,624 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 475 | 9,565 | 22.1 |
| 2018 | 525 | 2,540 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 512 | 6,552 | 20.3 |
| 2020 | 502 | 6,431 | 25.9 |
| 2021 | 516 | 3,276 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 542 | 2,380 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 521 | 5,442 | 22.0 |
| 2024 | 617 | 4,986 | 16.8 |
| 2025 | 686 | 3,442 | 14.8 |
Cost of power in Covington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Covington 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
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative14.5¢65,580 cust
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 cust
- Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)13.9¢37,963 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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 14.4 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 Covington County: FAQ
- How often does Covington County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Covington County, MS logged 686 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Covington County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,565 customers without power, beginning December 8, 2017 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Covington County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Covington County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Covington County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Covington County.
39119, 39428, 39479
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Collins - (MS) | - | No live feed | - |
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/28031 and /api/v1/counties/28031/history.