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Power Outages in Montcalm 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, Great Lakes Energy Coop 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 6.7 hours.

Montcalm County, MI is served by 5 tracked utilities.

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Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

DTE Electric Company, Great Lakes Energy Coop 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.

Live status by utility · Montcalm County

0.0%of this county's ~42,062 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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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, Great Lakes Energy Coop, Tri-County Electric Coop (MI).

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)Outages onlynone reported------
DTE Electric CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------
Great Lakes Energy CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Tri-County Electric Coop (MI)Live · total onlynot by county------
Wolverine Power Supply CoopNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Montcalm 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.

Power-dependent
985
Oxygen service
320
Dialysis (facility)
132
Home health / hospice
296
By ZIP code (15)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
48838248≤11180≤11
49329110≤11820
4888896≤1176≤11
4885069≤1147≤11
4888466≤11520
4882961≤11520
4881850≤1137≤11
4881142≤11300
4889139≤11350
4888639≤11260
4883434≤1127≤11
4933929≤11200
49347160≤110
48885160≤110
49322120≤11≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Montcalm County, MI

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Latest Montcalm County, MI outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 10m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,953 customers out (8.7% of the county)

Outage trend · Montcalm County, MI
0customers out · peak 2
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Montcalm County, MI: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.511.52Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Montcalm County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

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Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Montcalm County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,525 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 6.7 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Montcalm County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 9.2h, 2016 5.1h, 2017 5.8h, 2018 11.0h, 2019 37.5h, 2020 9.9h, 2021 21.0h, 2022 9.5h, 2023 27.1h, 2024 12.1h, 2025 6.7h. Highlighted: 2019.0102030409.2h20155.1h20165.8h201711.0h201837.5h20199.9h202021.0h20219.5h202227.1h202312.1h20246.7h2025
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Worst year here was 2019 (peak 15,042 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20155384,8859.2
20163727,5325.1
20175154,3265.8
20185866,80511.0
201966115,04237.5
20207248,1749.9
20216029,75721.0
20226588,3529.5
202364915,52527.1
20246597,55612.1
20257053,4556.7

Cost of power in Montcalm County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Montcalm 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.

20.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 39% since 2015
vs Michigan avg 23.1¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 27, 202315,5253d 17h
February 6, 201915,0425d 19h
December 11, 20219,7573d 13h
March 30, 20228,35212h 30m
July 20, 20198,3233d 19h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Relatively High high winds exposure · 14.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Montcalm County: FAQ

How often does Montcalm County, MI lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Montcalm County, MI logged 705 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Montcalm County, MI?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,525 customers without power, beginning February 27, 2023 and lasting about 3d 17h.
Is there a power outage in Montcalm County, MI right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Montcalm County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Montcalm County, MI?
Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI), Great Lakes Energy Coop, Tri-County Electric Coop (MI).
Nearby counties
Clinton CountyGratiot CountyIonia CountyIsabella County
ZIP codes in Montcalm County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montcalm County.

48811, 48818, 48829, 48834, 48838, 48850, 48852, 48884, 48885, 48886, 48888, 48891, 49322, 49329, 49339, 49347

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)13.7 hrsOutages only-
Great Lakes Energy Coop73.3 hrsLive · total only-
DTE Electric Company3.2 hrsLive · total only-
Tri-County Electric Coop (MI)19.2 hrsLive · 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/26117 and /api/v1/counties/26117/history.