Power Outages in Dickinson County, MI
Is there a power outage in Dickinson County, MI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. in Dickinson County, MI. There is no live feed for City of Norway - (MI) and Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Dickinson County, MI is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dickinson County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/dickinson-county
No active outages are reported by Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. in Dickinson County.
No live feed for City of Norway - (MI) and Wisconsin Electric Power Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Dickinson 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 Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Upper Peninsula Power Company, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn and City of Norway - (MI); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.1%of this county's ~17,852 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Norway - (MI), Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Norway - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dickinson 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49801 | 132 | ≤11 | 104 | 0 |
| 49802 | 57 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 49870 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 49892 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 49881 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49876 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49852 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49834 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49831 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49815 | ≤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 Dickinson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dickinson County right now.
Dickinson County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
Latest Dickinson County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,067 customers out (8.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dickinson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dickinson County went about 21.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,521 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 21.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,457 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 139 | 1,402 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 170 | 903 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 185 | 4,290 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 194 | 481 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 219 | 4,461 | 7.0 |
| 2020 | 229 | 4,403 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 218 | 4,214 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 231 | 8,521 | 15.7 |
| 2023 | 221 | 2,443 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 252 | 2,937 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 272 | 8,457 | 21.3 |
Cost of power in Dickinson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dickinson 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
- Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn23.2¢9,837 cust
- City of Norway - (MI)18.5¢1,878 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 Low high winds exposure · 7.2 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 Dickinson County: FAQ
- How often does Dickinson County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dickinson County, MI logged 272 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dickinson County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,521 customers without power, beginning March 23, 2022 and lasting about 2d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Dickinson County, MI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. in Dickinson County, MI. There is no live feed for City of Norway - (MI) and Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
- Which utilities serve Dickinson County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dickinson County.
49801, 49802, 49815, 49831, 49834, 49852, 49870, 49876, 49877, 49881, 49892
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 Dickinson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Michigan →
| 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 · county | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 20.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | 19.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Norway - (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/26043 and /api/v1/counties/26043/history.