Power Outages in Isabella 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 and Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Isabella County, MI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/isabella-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Isabella County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/isabella-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
DTE Electric Company and Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~39,830 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: DTE Electric Company, Tri-County Electric Coop (MI).
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Isabella 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48858 | 482 | 14 | 330 | ≤11 |
| 48883 | 80 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 48893 | 77 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 49310 | 38 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 48878 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 48896 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Isabella County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Isabella County right now.
Isabella County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 29, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Isabella County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 722 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 722 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 723 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,287 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Isabella County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Isabella County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,427 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 13.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,174 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 375 | 3,639 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 210 | 1,428 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 378 | 2,063 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 380 | 9,427 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 501 | 7,611 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 574 | 1,438 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 517 | 6,851 | 9.6 |
| 2022 | 519 | 2,452 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 458 | 3,695 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 531 | 3,989 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 473 | 7,174 | 13.3 |
Cost of power in Isabella County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Isabella 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
- Tri-County Electric Coop (MI)18.3¢23,136 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 high winds exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Isabella County: FAQ
- How often does Isabella County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Isabella County, MI logged 473 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Isabella County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,427 customers without power, beginning April 14, 2018 and lasting about 1d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Isabella County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Isabella County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Isabella County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI), Tri-County Electric Coop (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Isabella County.
48858, 48859, 48878, 48883, 48893, 48896, 49310
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 | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) | 19.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/26073 and /api/v1/counties/26073/history.