Power Outages in Arenac County, MI
Is there a power outage in Arenac County, MI right now? None reported. Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Arenac County, MI is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/arenac-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Arenac County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/arenac-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Report an outage in Arenac County, MI
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Consumers Energy Co - (MI); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~12,158 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Arenac 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48703 | 98 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 48658 | 95 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 48659 | 43 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 48766 | 32 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 48749 | 26 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 48765 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 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 Arenac County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Arenac County right now.
Arenac County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 8, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Arenac County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 759 customers out (7.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Arenac County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Arenac County went about 12.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,089 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 12.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,295 customers out) · decade average 26.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 344 | 4,287 | 41.3 |
| 2016 | 203 | 3,679 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 306 | 4,084 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | 353 | 8,089 | 46.7 |
| 2019 | 398 | 3,252 | 11.3 |
| 2020 | 321 | 3,865 | 22.7 |
| 2021 | 323 | 7,295 | 52.6 |
| 2022 | 288 | 5,406 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | 244 | 2,094 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | 321 | 4,626 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | 315 | 3,219 | 12.6 |
Cost of power in Arenac County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Arenac 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.
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)20.7¢1,662,741 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 26.4 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 Arenac County: FAQ
- How often does Arenac County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Arenac County, MI logged 315 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Arenac County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,089 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2018 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Arenac County, MI right now?
- None reported. Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear.
- Which utilities serve Arenac County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Arenac County.
48658, 48659, 48703, 48749, 48765, 48766
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Arenac County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Michigan →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | 13.7 hrs | Outages 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/26011 and /api/v1/counties/26011/history.