Power Outages in Cass County, MI
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 27 customers are without power in Cass County, MI across 1 reported incident. Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Dowagiac and Wolverine Power Supply Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 151.8 hours.
Cass County, MI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/cass-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cass County, MI", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/cass-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Dowagiac and Wolverine Power Supply Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~5,616 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Dowagiac, Wolverine Power Supply Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Indiana Michigan Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | Outages only | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dowagiac | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cass 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49047 | 188 | ≤11 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 49112 | 108 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 49031 | 96 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 49067 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 49130 | 28 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 49095 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 49061 | 25 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
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 Cass County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cass County right now.
Cass County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Cass County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 391 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 214 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 669 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 401 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cass County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Cass Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cass County went about 151.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,423 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 151.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,423 customers out) · decade average 77.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 265 | 1,889 | 47.9 |
| 2016 | 331 | 2,056 | 36.4 |
| 2017 | 390 | 2,598 | 40.8 |
| 2018 | 679 | 2,900 | 74.8 |
| 2019 | 671 | 2,873 | 46.3 |
| 2020 | 818 | 3,423 | 59.1 |
| 2021 | 776 | 3,423 | 149.9 |
| 2022 | 786 | 3,423 | 131.0 |
| 2023 | 818 | 3,423 | 44.4 |
| 2024 | 869 | 3,423 | 74.5 |
| 2025 | 797 | 3,423 | 151.8 |
Cost of power in Cass County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cass 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.
- Indiana Michigan Power Co17.2¢112,973 cust
- Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)19.5¢29,359 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 High high winds exposure · 77.9 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 Cass County: FAQ
- How often does Cass County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cass County, MI logged 797 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 151.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cass County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,423 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 3d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Cass County, MI right now?
- Yes, about 27 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cass County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Indiana Michigan Power Co, Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cass County.
49031, 49047, 49061, 49067, 49095, 49112, 49130
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 7.0 hrs | Outages only | |
| Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) | 16.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Dowagiac | - | 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/26027 and /api/v1/counties/26027/history. Live data as of .