2015 Arkansas Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 9th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
26,362
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
20
Arkansas outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2015
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Garland County26,3622Union County11,1743Pulaski County9,1824Stone County7,7255Independence County7,4826Montgomery County6,8547Crawford County6,4238Clark County5,7359Mississippi County5,56010Yell County5,28611Benton County4,93512Boone County4,68113Sebastian County4,67014Sevier County4,63115Saline County4,40416White County4,40417Pope County4,16218Columbia County4,02519Ouachita County3,97420Faulkner County3,950
Biggest Arkansas outages of 2015
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Garland County | June 19, 2015 | 26,362 |
| Garland County | December 26, 2015 | 11,845 |
| Garland County | November 17, 2015 | 11,476 |
| Union County | October 5, 2015 | 11,174 |
| Pulaski County | June 26, 2015 | 9,182 |
| Pulaski County | May 24, 2015 | 8,414 |
| Garland County | May 26, 2015 | 8,327 |
| Stone County | January 6, 2015 | 7,725 |
| Independence County | January 6, 2015 | 7,482 |
| Pulaski County | October 14, 2015 | 6,952 |
Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.