Power Outages in Simpson County, MS
Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.6 hours.
Simpson County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/simpson-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Simpson County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/simpson-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~14,182 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Simpson 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39111 | 134 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 39114 | 95 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 39044 | 35 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 39082 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 39149 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 39062 | ≤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 Simpson County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Simpson County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Simpson County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 159 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Simpson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Simpson County went about 10.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,727 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 10.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 8,287 customers out) · decade average 14.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 435 | 2,607 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 650 | 4,838 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | 618 | 10,727 | 16.7 |
| 2018 | 684 | 2,639 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 702 | 5,900 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 630 | 5,638 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 685 | 6,502 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | 766 | 2,260 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 758 | 8,287 | 30.9 |
| 2024 | 788 | 6,225 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 774 | 2,744 | 10.6 |
Cost of power in Simpson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Simpson 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
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 high winds exposure · 14.3 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 Simpson County: FAQ
- How often does Simpson County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Simpson County, MS logged 774 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Simpson County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,727 customers without power, beginning December 8, 2017 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Simpson County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Simpson County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Simpson County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Simpson County.
39044, 39062, 39082, 39111, 39114, 39149
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 | - |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 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/28127 and /api/v1/counties/28127/history.