Power Outages in Union County, MS
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by North East Mississippi EPA in Union County, MS. There is no live feed for City of New Albany - (MS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Union County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/union-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/union-county
No active outages are reported by North East Mississippi EPA in Union County.
No live feed for City of New Albany - (MS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
31%of this county's ~8,711 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of New Albany - (MS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Mississippi EPA | Live · county | 0 | 2,658 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of New Albany - (MS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North East Mississippi EPA reportsevery 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 Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38652 | 255 | 22 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 38650 | 74 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 38828 | 73 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union County right now.
Union County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Union County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 224 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,053 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,184 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 133 | 571 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 193 | 1,914 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 200 | 987 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 216 | 1,454 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 221 | 665 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 265 | 2,494 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 235 | 1,184 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 360 | 2,053 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 406 | 803 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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.
- North East Mississippi EPA14.2¢26,836 cust
- City of New Albany - (MS)13.2¢8,170 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 · 3.6 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, MS logged 406 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,053 customers without power, beginning April 10, 2024 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include North East Mississippi EPA.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
38650, 38652, 38828
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of New Albany - (MS) | - | No live feed | - |
| North East Mississippi EPA | - | 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/28145 and /api/v1/counties/28145/history.