Power Outages in Baraga County, MI
Ontonagon County R E A, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Village of Baraga - (MI), Village of L'Anse - (MI) and Wisconsin Electric Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.7 hours.
Baraga County, MI is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baraga County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/baraga-county
Ontonagon County R E A, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Village of Baraga - (MI), Village of L'Anse - (MI) and Wisconsin Electric Power Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,814 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Village of Baraga - (MI), Village of L'Anse - (MI), Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ontonagon County R E A, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon County R E A | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Baraga - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of L'Anse - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baraga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49946 | 30 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 49908 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 49970 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49962 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49919 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49861 | ≤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 Baraga County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Baraga County right now.
Baraga County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 12, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Baraga County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baraga County went about 5.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,689 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 5.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,689 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 110 | 561 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 102 | 724 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 102 | 1,005 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 84 | 505 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 94 | 456 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 149 | 1,689 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 110 | 951 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 100 | 779 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 107 | 1,273 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 98 | 492 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 109 | 877 | 5.7 |
Cost of power in Baraga County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baraga 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
- Village of L'Anse - (MI)18.2¢1,342 cust
- Village of Baraga - (MI)16.3¢557 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 4.2 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 Baraga County: FAQ
- How often does Baraga County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baraga County, MI logged 109 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baraga County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,689 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2020 and lasting about 1d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Baraga County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Baraga County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Baraga County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Ontonagon County R E A, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company, Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baraga County.
49861, 49908, 49919, 49946, 49962, 49970
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 3.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | 7.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ontonagon County R E A | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Baraga - (MI) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of L'Anse - (MI) | - | No live feed | - |
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/26013 and /api/v1/counties/26013/history.