Power Outages in Alpena County, MI
Alpena Power Co and Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 51.7 hours.
Alpena County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alpena County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/alpena-county
Alpena Power Co and Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~18,385 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Wolverine Power Supply Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alpena Power Co, Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alpena 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49707 | 353 | 15 | 262 | ≤11 |
| 49766 | 43 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 49753 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 49747 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 49744 | ≤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 Alpena County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alpena County right now.
Alpena County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 7, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Alpena County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 835 customers out (4.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alpena County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alpena County went about 51.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,528 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 51.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,528 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 62 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 51 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 56 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 54 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 195 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 201 | 2,060 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 191 | 1,345 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 212 | 1,547 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 187 | 154 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 191 | 1,927 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 208 | 3,528 | 51.7 |
Cost of power in Alpena County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alpena 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.
- Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop23.9¢32,519 cust
- Alpena Power Co18.7¢13,754 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 hurricanes exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alpena County: FAQ
- How often does Alpena County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alpena County, MI logged 208 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 51.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alpena County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,528 customers without power, beginning March 29, 2025 and lasting about 23d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Alpena County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alpena County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alpena County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alpena Power Co, Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alpena County.
49707, 49744, 49753, 49766
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/26007 and /api/v1/counties/26007/history.