Power Outages in Hillsdale County, MI
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Hillsdale Board of Public Wks. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Hillsdale County, MI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/hillsdale-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hillsdale County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/hillsdale-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Hillsdale Board of Public Wks: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~25,753 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Hillsdale Board of Public Wks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hillsdale Board of Public Wks | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hillsdale 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49242 | 209 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 49250 | 83 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 49274 | 55 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 49249 | 50 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 49266 | 48 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 49233 | 43 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 49252 | 40 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 49271 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 49232 | 31 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 49227 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 49262 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 49288 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49282 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49257 | ≤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 Hillsdale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hillsdale County right now.
Hillsdale County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hillsdale County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hillsdale County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,856 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 17,856 customers out) · decade average 15.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 414 | 3,757 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 283 | 5,040 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 407 | 5,106 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 569 | 5,002 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 533 | 5,011 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 506 | 1,927 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 507 | 13,663 | 44.4 |
| 2022 | 501 | 4,349 | 11.0 |
| 2023 | 492 | 17,856 | 68.9 |
| 2024 | 464 | 1,649 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 489 | 3,290 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Hillsdale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hillsdale 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
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 ice storms exposure · 15.3 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 Hillsdale County: FAQ
- How often does Hillsdale County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hillsdale County, MI logged 489 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hillsdale County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,856 customers without power, beginning February 23, 2023 and lasting about 8d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Hillsdale County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hillsdale County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hillsdale County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hillsdale County.
49227, 49232, 49242, 49249, 49250, 49252, 49258, 49262, 49266, 49271, 49274, 49282, 49288
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 | - |
| Hillsdale Board of Public Wks | - | 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/26059 and /api/v1/counties/26059/history.