Power Outages in Alger County, MI
Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.9 hours.
Alger County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alger County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/alger-county
Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,748 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alger 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.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49862 | 37 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 49891 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49884 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49839 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49825 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49822 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49816 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49806 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alger County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alger County right now.
Alger County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Beach Hazards Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Alger County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 23m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 53 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 912 customers out (13% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 118 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alger County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alger County went about 14.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,553 customers.
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 14.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,746 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 142 | 955 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 27 | 160 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 18 | 279 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 104 | 889 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 167 | 1,272 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 399 | 4,553 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 180 | 972 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 133 | 3,268 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 165 | 2,746 | 15.5 |
| 2024 | 171 | 1,268 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 266 | 1,787 | 14.9 |
Cost of power in Alger County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alger 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.
- Upper Peninsula Power Company28.0¢47,805 cust
- Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.17.5¢33,339 cust
- Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn23.2¢9,837 cust
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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alger County: FAQ
- How often does Alger County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alger County, MI logged 266 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alger County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,553 customers without power, beginning August 25, 2020 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Alger County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alger County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alger County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alger County.
49806, 49816, 49822, 49825, 49826, 49839, 49862, 49884, 49891
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | 7.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | 19.2 hrs | 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/26003 and /api/v1/counties/26003/history.