Power Outages in Houghton County, MI
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Houghton County, MI across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.7 hours.
Houghton County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/houghton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Houghton County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/houghton-county
62%of this county's ~31,893 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Live · county | 1 | 19,768 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ontonagon County R E A | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Upper Peninsula Power Company 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 Houghton 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49913 | 63 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 49930 | 45 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 49931 | 37 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 49945 | 30 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 49916 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 49967 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49965 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49963 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49961 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49958 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 49955 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49952 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49934 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49922 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49917 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49905 | ≤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 Houghton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Houghton County right now.
Houghton County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Houghton 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 Houghton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Houghton County went about 5.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,348 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 5.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 18,348 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 3,594 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 189 | 938 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 168 | 2,429 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 298 | 1,197 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 371 | 6,880 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 532 | 14,073 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 514 | 4,686 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 403 | 5,370 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 375 | 2,485 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 449 | 1,465 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 420 | 18,348 | 5.7 |
Cost of power in Houghton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Houghton 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
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 High winter weather exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Houghton County: FAQ
- How often does Houghton County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Houghton County, MI logged 420 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Houghton County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,348 customers without power, beginning November 3, 2025 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Houghton County, MI right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Houghton County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Upper Peninsula Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Houghton County.
49905, 49913, 49916, 49917, 49921, 49922, 49930, 49931, 49934, 49942, 49945, 49952, 49955, 49958, 49961, 49963, 49965, 49967
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | 7.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 20.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ontonagon County R E A | - | Live · county | - |
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/26061 and /api/v1/counties/26061/history. Live data as of .