Power Outages in Grand Traverse County, MI
Is there a power outage in Grand Traverse County, MI right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Grand Traverse County, MI across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Grand Traverse County, MI is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/grand-traverse-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grand Traverse County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/grand-traverse-county
Not counted: no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop.
Report an outage in Grand Traverse 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), Great Lakes Energy Coop, Cherryland Electric Coop Inc, City of Traverse City - (MI) and Wolverine Power Supply Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
44%of this county's ~47,980 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Wolverine Power Supply Coop. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 2 | 20,540 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | 673 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Traverse City - (MI) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cherryland Electric Coop Inc, Great Lakes Energy Coop and City of Traverse City - (MI) 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 Grand Traverse 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49686 | 230 | 12 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 49685 | 157 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 49696 | 83 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 49649 | 67 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 49690 | 64 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 49643 | 62 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 49637 | 39 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 49620 | 23 | ≤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 Grand Traverse County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grand Traverse County right now.
Grand Traverse County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 7, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grand Traverse County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,881 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,881 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 352 | 8,022 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 207 | 2,733 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 287 | 948 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 380 | 3,276 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 552 | 3,206 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 797 | 2,434 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 546 | 11,881 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 579 | 4,042 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 505 | 4,734 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 473 | 2,060 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 540 | 3,370 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Grand Traverse County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grand Traverse 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.
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)20.7¢1,662,741 cust
- Great Lakes Energy Coop20.3¢123,277 cust
- Cherryland Electric Coop Inc17.3¢35,548 cust
- City of Traverse City - (MI)13.4¢10,097 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Grand Traverse County: FAQ
- How often does Grand Traverse County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grand Traverse County, MI logged 540 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grand Traverse County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,881 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2021 and lasting about 4d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Grand Traverse County, MI right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Grand Traverse County, MI across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Grand Traverse County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Cherryland Electric Coop Inc, City of Traverse City - (MI), Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grand Traverse County.
49620, 49637, 49649, 49685, 49686, 49690, 49696
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 Grand Traverse 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 | - |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | 73.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Traverse City - (MI) | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | - | 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/26055 and /api/v1/counties/26055/history. Live data as of .