Power Outages in Michigan by City
Most of Michigan's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 470 minutes in total, but 160 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Michigan
Worst year: 2023. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Michigan electric customers averaged 1.36 outages and 470 minutes (7.8 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Michigan 33rd of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 160 minutes (US 126). About 66% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2023 (1,094 minutes), the best 2020 (411). 2024 was well below the 2019–2023 average of 689 minutes.
- Largest utilities: DTE Electric Company, 2,261,010 customers, 483 minutes; Consumers Energy Co - (MI), 1,889,301 customers, 503 minutes; Indiana Michigan Power Co, 132,049 customers, 359 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 13 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Cherryland Electric Coop Inc had the least outage time (65 minutes) and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. the most (1,082 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 9,837 NOAA storm reports in Michigan, led by thunderstorm wind 3,246, winter storm 1,618, winter weather 1,314. Power outages are named in 200 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- June 1, 2022, Wayne (thunderstorm wind): “Over 17,000 DTE customers lost power, focused mainly northeast of Westland and just north of Dearborn Heights.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 16, 2022, Marquette (winter storm): “The heavy wet snow combined with north wind gusts between 45 and 60 mph to cause extensive tree damage and widespread power outages to nearly 15,000 customers.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- November 27, 2019, Marquette (winter storm): “UPPCO also reported that 12,000 customers or about 20 percent of their customer base lost power at least once during the event.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
DTE Electric Company serves the most customers (2,261,010). Source: EIA Form 861.
Michigan ranks 3rd of 4 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
August had the most (26). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Michigan, city by city
10 Michigan cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Detroit DTE Energy
- Grand Rapids Consumers Energy
- Warren DTE Energy
- Sterling Heights DTE Energy
- Ann Arbor DTE Energy
- Lansing Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL)
- Dearborn DTE Energy
- Livonia DTE Energy
- Troy DTE Energy
- Flint Consumers Energy
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Michigan right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Michigan in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Michigan?
In 2024 the average Michigan electric customer was without power for 470 minutes (7.8 hours) across 1.36 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Michigan utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. reported the most: 1,082 minutes per customer. Cherryland Electric Coop Inc reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Michigan?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 200 storm episodes in Michigan since 2015, most often in August (26 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Michigan with Power Outages Information
Lansing
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Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL)