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2015 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 20th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
11,114
Rank (worst state)
20th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.6h20153.1h20166.6h20173.0h20185.8h201918.5h202017.2h20216.3h202211.1h20239.2h20247.5h2025

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Adams County11,1142Warren County8,8883DeSoto County7,7824Rankin County7,3865Jackson County7,2236Jones County6,4067Hinds County5,9218Harrison County5,6219Grenada County5,23210Madison County5,16511Holmes County3,69812Amite County3,45013Attala County3,26914Bolivar County3,09315Lowndes County3,07216Sunflower County2,93417Pike County2,82818Quitman County2,61219Simpson County2,60720Franklin County2,568

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Adams CountyJuly 29, 201511,114
Warren CountyOctober 25, 20158,888
DeSoto CountyDecember 5, 20157,782
Rankin CountyFebruary 24, 20157,386
Jackson CountyDecember 24, 20157,223
Jones CountyJune 29, 20156,406
Hinds CountyFebruary 23, 20155,921
DeSoto CountyMarch 5, 20155,780
DeSoto CountyFebruary 23, 20155,651
Harrison CountyDecember 24, 20155,621
Mississippi by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

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.