Power Outages in Bay County, MI
Is there a power outage in Bay 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. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bay City - (MI).
Bay County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bay County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/bay-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
DTE Electric Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Bay City - (MI): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Bay 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), DTE Electric Company and City of Bay City - (MI); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~55,171 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bay City - (MI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: DTE Electric Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DTE Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Bay City - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bay 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48706 | 537 | 15 | 411 | ≤11 |
| 48708 | 357 | ≤11 | 268 | ≤11 |
| 48732 | 135 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 48650 | 118 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 48611 | 70 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 48634 | 67 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 48631 | 61 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 48747 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 48613 | 16 | ≤11 | 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 Bay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bay County right now.
Bay County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bay County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,337 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,486 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 449 | 3,163 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 275 | 4,378 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 435 | 3,753 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 544 | 2,070 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 612 | 2,840 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 563 | 7,486 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 602 | 3,837 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 513 | 6,128 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 462 | 1,962 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 540 | 8,337 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 507 | 5,585 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Bay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bay 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.
- DTE Electric Company20.2¢2,078,315 cust
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)20.7¢1,662,741 cust
- City of Bay City - (MI)15.3¢17,994 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 High high winds exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bay County: FAQ
- How often does Bay County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bay County, MI logged 507 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bay County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,337 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2024 and lasting about 3d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Bay 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. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bay City - (MI).
- Which utilities serve Bay County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bay County.
48611, 48613, 48631, 48634, 48650, 48706, 48708, 48710, 48732, 48747
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 Bay 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 | - |
| DTE Electric Company | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Bay City - (MI) | 1.8 hrs | 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/26017 and /api/v1/counties/26017/history.