Power Outages in Midland 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 publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Midland County, MI is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/midland-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Midland County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/midland-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
DTE Electric Company publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~42,618 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Midland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48640 | 407 | 25 | 295 | ≤11 |
| 48642 | 400 | 14 | 281 | ≤11 |
| 48657 | 142 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 48618 | 82 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 48628 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 48620 | ≤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 Midland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Midland County right now.
Midland County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Midland County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 564 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,286 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 564 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,286 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 564 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,286 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
Hardest-hit cities in Midland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Midlandno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Midland County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,745 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,986 customers out) · decade average 8.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 544 | 4,035 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 307 | 9,837 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 485 | 4,837 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 539 | 5,852 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 618 | 13,745 | 11.3 |
| 2020 | 627 | 5,966 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 626 | 6,986 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | 610 | 8,445 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 575 | 11,783 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 649 | 11,163 | 14.9 |
| 2025 | 591 | 6,052 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Midland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Midland 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
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 · 8.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Midland County: FAQ
- How often does Midland County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Midland County, MI logged 591 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Midland County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,745 customers without power, beginning December 1, 2019 and lasting about 4d.
- Is there a power outage in Midland County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Midland County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Midland County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Midland. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Midland County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Midland County.
48618, 48620, 48628, 48640, 48642, 48657
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 | - |
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/26111 and /api/v1/counties/26111/history.