Power Outages in Greene County, MS
Mississippi Power Co and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.4 hours.
Greene County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/greene-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Greene County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/greene-county
Mississippi Power Co and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,777 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Greene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39451 | 64 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 39362 | 37 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 39456 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 39461 | ≤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 Greene County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Greene County right now.
Greene County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Greene County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 140 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 188 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Greene County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Greene County went about 7.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,264 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 7.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,264 customers out) · decade average 18.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 58 | 64 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 120 | 303 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 605 | 1,579 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 620 | 1,465 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 593 | 1,316 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 509 | 5,264 | 141.5 |
| 2021 | 502 | 1,239 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 572 | 3,510 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 590 | 1,514 | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 578 | 2,151 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 596 | 1,461 | 7.4 |
Cost of power in Greene County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Greene 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.
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Singing River Elec Cooperative13.5¢73,398 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 · 18.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Greene County: FAQ
- How often does Greene County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Greene County, MS logged 596 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Greene County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,264 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 22d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Greene County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Greene County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Greene County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Greene County.
39362, 39451, 39456, 39461
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | 2.6 hrs | 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28041 and /api/v1/counties/28041/history.