Power Outages in Gladwin County, MI
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.5 hours.
Gladwin County, MI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/gladwin-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gladwin County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/gladwin-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.
0.0%of this county's ~22,286 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gladwin 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48624 | 451 | 26 | 385 | ≤11 |
| 48612 | 195 | 13 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 48610 | 112 | ≤11 | 105 | 0 |
| 48652 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 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 Gladwin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gladwin County right now.
Gladwin County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 29, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Gladwin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gladwin County went about 21.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,790 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 21.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,099 customers out) · decade average 21.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 349 | 7,877 | 25.4 |
| 2016 | 221 | 4,477 | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 346 | 7,891 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | 406 | 8,161 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 457 | 7,830 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 435 | 4,640 | 21.8 |
| 2021 | 440 | 7,099 | 43.5 |
| 2022 | 401 | 7,972 | 21.0 |
| 2023 | 409 | 8,005 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 417 | 9,790 | 39.5 |
| 2025 | 430 | 5,686 | 21.5 |
Cost of power in Gladwin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gladwin 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
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 Moderate high winds exposure · 21.2 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 Gladwin County: FAQ
- How often does Gladwin County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gladwin County, MI logged 430 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gladwin County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,790 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2024 and lasting about 3d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Gladwin County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gladwin County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gladwin County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gladwin County.
48610, 48612, 48624, 48652
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 - (MI) | 13.7 hrs | Outages only | - |
| DTE Electric Company | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/26051 and /api/v1/counties/26051/history.