Power Outages in Perry County, MS
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.8 hours.
Perry County, MS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/perry-county
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,940 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39476 | 128 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 39423 | 45 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 39425 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 39462 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Perry County right now.
Perry County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Perry County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 56 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 334 customers out (5.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 183 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 11.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,597 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 11.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,597 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131 | 899 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 154 | 1,087 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 456 | 1,328 | 32.5 |
| 2018 | 435 | 1,224 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 416 | 1,226 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 422 | 4,597 | 36.8 |
| 2021 | 453 | 2,233 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 499 | 2,034 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 393 | 1,257 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 444 | 2,240 | 7.4 |
| 2025 | 385 | 2,340 | 11.8 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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
- 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 12.0 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 Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, MS logged 385 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,597 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 10d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
39423, 39425, 39462, 39476
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 | |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | 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/28111 and /api/v1/counties/28111/history.