Power Outages in Saginaw County, MI
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) in Saginaw 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 5.3 hours.
Saginaw County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/saginaw-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saginaw County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/saginaw-county
No active outages are reported by Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) in Saginaw 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 ~98,148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DTE Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Saginaw 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48601 | 522 | 17 | 374 | ≤11 |
| 48603 | 432 | 16 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 48602 | 348 | ≤11 | 274 | 12 |
| 48638 | 196 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 48609 | 194 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 48604 | 153 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 48623 | 137 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 48415 | 131 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 48655 | 98 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 48616 | 97 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 48734 | 95 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 48607 | 84 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 48626 | 79 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 48637 | 64 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 48722 | 60 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 48417 | 59 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 48649 | 31 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 48614 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 48724 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Saginaw County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Saginaw County right now.
Saginaw County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Saginaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Saginawno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saginaw County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,531 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,531 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 846 | 8,174 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 500 | 8,044 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 726 | 8,006 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 814 | 11,255 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 904 | 11,262 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 822 | 19,531 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 858 | 11,916 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 830 | 6,640 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 761 | 8,706 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 843 | 4,902 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 771 | 13,829 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Saginaw County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saginaw 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
- Tri-County Electric Coop (MI)18.3¢23,136 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Saginaw County: FAQ
- How often does Saginaw County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saginaw County, MI logged 771 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saginaw County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,531 customers without power, beginning May 20, 2020 and lasting about 26d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Saginaw County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saginaw County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saginaw County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Saginaw. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Saginaw County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saginaw County.
48415, 48417, 48601, 48602, 48603, 48604, 48607, 48609, 48614, 48616, 48623, 48626, 48637, 48638, 48649, 48655, 48722, 48724, 48734
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 | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) | 19.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/26145 and /api/v1/counties/26145/history.