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Power Outages in Oakland 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 3.1 hours.

Oakland County, MI is served by 2 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 publishes no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Oakland County

0.0%of this county's ~600,493 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

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.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)Outages onlynone reported------
DTE Electric CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Oakland 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
11,995
Oxygen service
1,687
Dialysis (facility)
1,434
Home health / hospice
2,347
By ZIP code (68)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
4830735114193≤11
48322312≤11161≤11
48071295≤11194≤11
48178294≤11184≤11
4832927413170≤11
48309270≤11147≤11
4832826012174≤11
48336257≤11153≤11
48237247≤11129≤11
48073241≤11138≤11
48327240≤11163≤11
48390235≤11148≤11
48340231≤11150≤11
48371229≤11139≤11
48075225≤11128≤11
48442220≤11132≤11
48377218≤11110≤11
48346210≤11128≤11
48386204≤11141≤11
48076194≤1193≤11
48331193≤1189≤11
48348191≤1190≤11
48306186≤1190≤11
48083185≤11109≤11
48033175≤11111≤11
48167172≤1197≤11
48334169≤1191≤11
48030168≤11125≤11
48067164≤11109≤11
48326163≤11100≤11
48335162≤1185≤11
48034162≤1187≤11
48381156≤1198≤11
48085156≤1173≤11
48462153≤11980
48342151≤1185≤11
48341150≤1185≤11
48302145≤1158≤11
48383142≤1195≤11
48382141≤1194≤11
48220141≤1183≤11
48098134≤1154≤11
48323128≤1158≤11
48304128≤1158≤11
48375119≤11840
48009116≤11570
48362115≤1170≤11
48357114≤1175≤11
48324113≤1147≤11
48301106≤11490
48025104≤1153≤11
48072102≤1162≤11
48393101≤1168≤11
4835692≤1163≤11
4801791≤1156≤11
4836088≤1148≤11
4837486≤1152≤11
4835080≤1152≤11
4808478≤1135≤11
4838077045≤11
4835969≤11450
4816565≤1135≤11
4836345≤11250
4807042≤11160
4836738≤11210
4832028≤11120
4837015≤11≤110
48069≤11≤11≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Oakland County, MI

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Oakland County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Oakland County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Oakland County

Oakland County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.

  • Frost Advisory ×2
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Flood Advisory ×1
Outage trend · Oakland County, MI
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Oakland County, MI: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Oakland County

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

  • Troyno outage reported
  • Farmington Hillsno outage reported
  • Rochester Hillsno outage reported
  • Southfieldno outage reported
  • Novino outage reported
  • Pontiacno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Oakland County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 159,871 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 3.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Oakland County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 5.3h, 2016 1.1h, 2017 3.6h, 2018 12.0h, 2019 12.1h, 2020 7.4h, 2021 41.0h, 2022 8.9h, 2023 31.3h, 2024 10.3h, 2025 3.1h. Highlighted: 2021.02040605.3h20151.1h20163.6h201712.0h201812.1h20197.4h202041.0h20218.9h202231.3h202310.3h20243.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 159,871 customers out) · decade average 12.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201518430,3505.3
201613232,4971.1
20174615,1383.6
20186570,98512.0
20193797,82412.1
202065156,5197.4
202166159,87141.0
202236143,6898.9
202311142,45731.3
202412104,82610.3
20251814,0563.1

Cost of power in Oakland County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Oakland 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.

20.4¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 40% 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
May 16, 2021159,871157d 19h
February 10, 2020156,5197d
August 15, 2022143,68952d 1h
February 6, 2023142,45746d 2h
May 24, 2024104,826201d 1h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 12.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Ice stormVery High
Strong windVery High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
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Power outages in Oakland County: FAQ

How often does Oakland County, MI lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Oakland County, MI logged 18 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Oakland County, MI?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 159,871 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2021 and lasting about 157d 19h.
Is there a power outage in Oakland County, MI right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Oakland County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Oakland County, MI?
Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Nearby counties
Genesee CountyLapeer CountyLivingston CountyMacomb County
Cities & towns in Oakland County

Troy, Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Novi, Pontiac, Royal Oak. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Oakland County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Oakland County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oakland County (showing 40 of 68).

48009, 48017, 48025, 48030, 48033, 48034, 48067, 48069, 48070, 48071, 48072, 48073, 48075, 48076, 48083, 48084, 48085, 48098, 48165, 48167, 48178, 48220, 48237, 48301, 48302, 48304, 48306, 48307, 48309, 48320, 48322, 48323, 48324, 48326, 48327, 48328, 48329, 48331, 48334, 48335

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-
DTE Electric Company3.2 hrsLive · 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/26125 and /api/v1/counties/26125/history.