Power Outages in Ogemaw County, MI
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.2 hours.
Ogemaw County, MI is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/ogemaw-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ogemaw County, MI". https://massoutage.com/michigan/ogemaw-county
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~11,726 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ogemaw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48661 | 289 | 13 | 246 | ≤11 |
| 48756 | 167 | ≤11 | 143 | 0 |
| 48654 | 69 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 48635 | 55 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤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 Ogemaw County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ogemaw County right now.
Ogemaw County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 8, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Ogemaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ogemaw County went about 28.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,602 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 28.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 9,196 customers out) · decade average 36.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 392 | 9,196 | 80.7 |
| 2016 | 261 | 4,083 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 363 | 6,063 | 23.6 |
| 2018 | 443 | 5,993 | 36.1 |
| 2019 | 455 | 4,197 | 25.2 |
| 2020 | 479 | 6,791 | 26.5 |
| 2021 | 422 | 9,602 | 77.1 |
| 2022 | 412 | 5,179 | 26.0 |
| 2023 | 359 | 4,172 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 447 | 5,664 | 60.2 |
| 2025 | 459 | 5,606 | 28.2 |
Cost of power in Ogemaw County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ogemaw 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
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 Moderate high winds exposure · 36.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ogemaw County: FAQ
- How often does Ogemaw County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ogemaw County, MI logged 459 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ogemaw County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,602 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2021 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Ogemaw County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ogemaw County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ogemaw County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ogemaw County.
48635, 48654, 48661, 48756, 48761
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 | - |
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/26129 and /api/v1/counties/26129/history.