Power Outages in Kalkaska County, MI
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Great Lakes Energy Coop and Cherryland Electric Coop Inc in Kalkaska 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 Wolverine Power Supply Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.7 hours.
Kalkaska County, MI is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/kalkaska-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kalkaska County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/kalkaska-county
No active outages are reported by Great Lakes Energy Coop and Cherryland Electric Coop Inc in Kalkaska County.
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
76%of this county's ~14,051 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | Live · county | 0 | 10,639 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 100 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Great Lakes Energy Coop and Cherryland Electric Coop Inc 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 Kalkaska 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49646 | 140 | ≤11 | 114 | 0 |
| 49633 | 54 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 49676 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 49680 | 28 | ≤11 | 27 | 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 Kalkaska County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kalkaska County right now.
Kalkaska County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 7, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Kalkaska County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 439 customers out (4.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kalkaska County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kalkaska County went about 17.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,531 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 17.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 9,531 customers out) · decade average 11.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 439 | 9,531 | 48.0 |
| 2016 | 385 | 1,304 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 395 | 1,602 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 430 | 2,046 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 684 | 1,526 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 786 | 1,322 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 486 | 5,816 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | 452 | 2,235 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 395 | 1,476 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 463 | 1,182 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 423 | 4,133 | 17.7 |
Cost of power in Kalkaska County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kalkaska 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
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 · 11.7 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 Kalkaska County: FAQ
- How often does Kalkaska County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kalkaska County, MI logged 423 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kalkaska County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,531 customers without power, beginning August 2, 2015 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Kalkaska County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kalkaska County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kalkaska County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Great Lakes Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kalkaska County.
49633, 49646, 49676, 49680
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 | - |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | 73.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | 1.7 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/26079 and /api/v1/counties/26079/history.