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Power Outages in Alcona County, MI

Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Alpena Power Co and Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 149.7 hours.

Alcona County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Alpena Power Co and Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Alcona County

0.0%of this county's ~6,071 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

Only visible while reporting outages: Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

System-wide total only, no county split: Alpena Power Co, Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Alpena Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)Outages onlynone reported------
Presque Isle Elec & Gas CoopLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Alcona Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.

Power-dependent
229
Oxygen service
101
Dialysis (facility)
77
Home health / hospice
99
By ZIP code (10)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
4874047≤1126≤11
4874244033≤11
4876137≤11350
4873731≤1127≤11
4873827≤1119≤11
4876222≤1115≤11
4874521≤11170
4870513≤1112≤11
48728≤110≤110
48721≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Alcona County, MI

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alcona County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Alcona County

Alcona County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 8, 2026.

  • Beach Hazards Statement ×10
  • Special Weather Statement ×4

Latest Alcona County, MI outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 40m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,460 customers out (24% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 10m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

  5. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 386 customers out

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

  7. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,460 customers out (24% of the county)

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 386 customers out (6.4% of the county)

Outage trend · Alcona County, MI
0customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Alcona County, MI: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Alcona County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

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Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Alcona County went about 149.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,050 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

The US EIA reports Michigan utilities averaged 10.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 149.7 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Alcona County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 98.3h, 2016 9.5h, 2017 36.4h, 2018 19.1h, 2019 27.4h, 2020 74.7h, 2021 113.7h, 2022 89.8h, 2023 19.5h, 2024 81.2h, 2025 149.7h. Highlighted: 2025.05010015098.3h20159.5h201636.4h201719.1h201827.4h201974.7h2020113.7h202189.8h202219.5h202381.2h2024149.7h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,050 customers out) · decade average 65.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20152965,14998.3
20162084,7359.5
20172534,23836.4
20183441,45719.1
20193274,48927.4
20203526,05074.7
20213416,050113.7
20223486,05089.8
20232874,20019.5
20243685,17281.2
20253316,050149.7

Cost of power in Alcona County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Alcona County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.

20.8¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 42% since 2015
vs Michigan avg 23.1¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
March 29, 20256,05018d 17h
April 29, 20256,0501d 14h
December 12, 20206,0503d 21h
December 16, 20216,0505d 16h
November 5, 20226,0505d 2h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very Low hurricanes exposure · 65.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windVery Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Alcona County: FAQ

How often does Alcona County, MI lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Alcona County, MI logged 331 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 149.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Alcona County, MI?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,050 customers without power, beginning March 29, 2025 and lasting about 18d 17h.
Is there a power outage in Alcona County, MI right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Alcona County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Alcona County, MI?
Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI), Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop.
Nearby counties
Alpena CountyIosco CountyOgemaw CountyOscoda County
ZIP codes in Alcona County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alcona County.

48705, 48721, 48728, 48737, 48738, 48740, 48742, 48745, 48762, 49747

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)13.7 hrsOutages only-
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop-Live · total only-
Alpena Power Co-Live · total only-

Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Michigan customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/26001 and /api/v1/counties/26001/history.