Power Outages in Genesee County, MI
As of September 2, 2026 11:48 UTC, about 49 customers are without power in Genesee County, MI across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Genesee County, MI is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Genesee County right now.
Genesee County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 2, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Extreme Heat Watch ×1
Latest Genesee County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 708 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 895 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 12m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 31, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Genesee 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 Genesee Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Genesee County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,420 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 26,420 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 893 | 11,649 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 847 | 13,163 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 604 | 19,779 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 622 | 21,099 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 508 | 15,506 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 740 | 11,114 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 560 | 26,420 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 435 | 12,006 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 686 | 11,091 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 728 | 20,710 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 667 | 24,417 | 7.1 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.9 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 Genesee County: FAQ
- How often does Genesee County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Genesee County, MI logged 667 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Genesee County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,420 customers without power, beginning August 12, 2021 and lasting about 6d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Genesee County, MI right now?
- Yes — about 49 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Genesee County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include CONSUMERS ENERGY CO.
Flint. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Genesee County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Genesee County.
48411, 48420, 48423, 48433, 48436, 48437, 48438, 48439, 48451, 48457, 48458, 48463, 48473, 48502, 48503, 48504, 48505, 48506, 48507, 48509, 48519, 48529, 48532
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSUMERS ENERGY CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/26049 and /api/v1/counties/26049/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Michigan customers). Live data as of .