Power Outages in Ottawa County, MI
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Ottawa County, MI across 1 reported incident. City of Grand Haven - (MI), City of Holland - (MI), City of Zeeland - (MI) and Great Lakes Energy Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Ottawa County, MI is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/ottawa-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ottawa County, MI", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/ottawa-county
Not counted: no live feed for Wolverine Power Supply Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~151,882 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Grand Haven - (MI), City of Holland - (MI), City of Zeeland - (MI), Great Lakes Energy Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Grand Haven - (MI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Holland - (MI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Zeeland - (MI) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverine Power Supply Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ottawa 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49424 | 291 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 49417 | 289 | 20 | 176 | 0 |
| 49428 | 261 | 12 | 176 | ≤11 |
| 49426 | 243 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 49456 | 212 | ≤11 | 132 | 0 |
| 49464 | 175 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 49401 | 105 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 49404 | 80 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 49460 | 71 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 49448 | 47 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 49403 | 30 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 49435 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 49434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 49409 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Ottawa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ottawa County right now.
Ottawa County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×8
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Ottawa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Ottawa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ottawa County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 61,143 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 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 61,143 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 769 | 7,127 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 480 | 3,184 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 611 | 61,143 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 732 | 5,297 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 766 | 14,532 | 10.0 |
| 2020 | 722 | 17,408 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 656 | 9,786 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 651 | 11,893 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 663 | 7,042 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 574 | 9,866 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 669 | 15,748 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Ottawa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ottawa 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
- City of Holland - (MI)11.4¢27,007 cust
- City of Grand Haven - (MI)15.1¢13,290 cust
- City of Zeeland - (MI)10.0¢6,058 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 · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ottawa County: FAQ
- How often does Ottawa County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ottawa County, MI logged 669 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ottawa County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 61,143 customers without power, beginning July 7, 2017 and lasting about 3d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Ottawa County, MI right now?
- Yes, about 25 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ottawa County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Grand Haven - (MI), City of Holland - (MI), City of Zeeland - (MI), Consumers Energy Co - (MI), Great Lakes Energy Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ottawa County.
49401, 49403, 49404, 49409, 49417, 49424, 49426, 49428, 49430, 49434, 49435, 49448, 49456, 49460, 49464, 49534
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 · total only | - |
| City of Holland - (MI) | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Zeeland - (MI) | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Grand Haven - (MI) | 2.4 hrs | Live · 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/26139 and /api/v1/counties/26139/history. Live data as of .