Power Outages in Iron County, MI
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Crystal Falls - (MI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.4 hours.
Iron County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/iron-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iron County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/iron-county
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Crystal Falls - (MI): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,458 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Crystal Falls - (MI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Crystal Falls - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Iron 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49935 | 93 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 49920 | 71 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 49915 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49927 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49964 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49903 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49902 | ≤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 Iron County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Iron County right now.
Iron County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Air Quality Alert on October 12, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Iron County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iron County went about 23.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,599 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 23.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,571 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 134 | 1,891 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 188 | 1,470 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 199 | 1,520 | 9.3 |
| 2018 | 62 | 549 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 93 | 4,257 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 209 | 876 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 192 | 4,599 | 22.6 |
| 2022 | 206 | 3,571 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 181 | 1,403 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 211 | 1,619 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 232 | 2,508 | 23.4 |
Cost of power in Iron County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iron 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
- City of Crystal Falls - (MI)19.2¢1,462 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 Low high winds exposure · 9.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Iron County: FAQ
- How often does Iron County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iron County, MI logged 232 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iron County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,599 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2021 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Iron County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Iron County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Iron County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Upper Peninsula Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iron County.
49902, 49903, 49915, 49920, 49927, 49935
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 · total only | - |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Crystal Falls - (MI) | - | 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/26071 and /api/v1/counties/26071/history.