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2016 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 5.5 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.5
Peak customers out
50,630
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

3.7h20155.5h20164.4h20174.4h20186.1h201910.5h20205.4h20216.8h202213.6h20238.5h20248.1h2025

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2016

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

1Pulaski County50,6302Garland County20,8813Saline County17,2954Sebastian County15,3175Independence County11,4636Jefferson County11,2607Union County8,8578Stone County7,7839Hot Spring County7,58210Montgomery County6,76511Pope County6,73112Faulkner County6,10113Yell County5,66414Lonoke County5,65515Mississippi County5,42816Boone County4,87917Sevier County4,60118Washington County4,58019Grant County4,38320Poinsett County4,356

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pulaski CountyJuly 14, 201650,630
Garland CountyJuly 14, 201620,881
Saline CountyJuly 14, 201617,295
Sebastian CountyJuly 14, 201615,317
Pulaski CountyApril 29, 201612,273
Independence CountyJanuary 18, 201611,463
Jefferson CountyJuly 14, 201611,260
Pulaski CountyOctober 21, 201610,793
Saline CountyJuly 23, 20169,129
Union CountyJuly 14, 20168,857
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.