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2017 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 4.4 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.4
Peak customers out
16,304
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2017

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

1Pulaski County16,3042Benton County16,1533Saline County10,5374Pope County10,2325Marion County9,8816Stone County7,8397Faulkner County7,7758Phillips County7,7599Mississippi County7,68810Baxter County6,71311Sebastian County6,29012Washington County6,18913Yell County6,15314Poinsett County5,71015Garland County5,39616Hot Spring County5,18717Montgomery County4,98418Ouachita County4,79119White County4,71020Craighead County4,489

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pulaski CountyApril 29, 201716,304
Benton CountyApril 29, 201716,153
Benton CountyApril 26, 201713,723
Pulaski CountyJune 18, 201712,580
Saline CountyApril 29, 201710,537
Pope CountyApril 30, 201710,232
Marion CountyApril 29, 20179,881
Stone CountySeptember 7, 20177,839
Stone CountyMay 4, 20177,814
Faulkner CountyApril 29, 20177,775
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.