Power Outages in Sanilac County, MI
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich in Sanilac County, MI. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Croswell - (MI). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Sanilac County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/michigan/sanilac-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sanilac County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/sanilac-county
No active outages are reported by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich in Sanilac County.
DTE Electric Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Croswell - (MI): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
14%of this county's ~23,981 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Croswell - (MI). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: DTE Electric Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Electric Coop of Mich | Live · county | 0 | 3,336 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| DTE Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Croswell - (MI) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thumb Electric Coop of Mich 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 Sanilac 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48471 | 110 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 48422 | 96 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 48450 | 94 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 48453 | 67 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 48416 | 61 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 48419 | 39 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 48427 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 48475 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 48472 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 48466 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 48401 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 48469 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 48454 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 48465 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 48456 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 48434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 48426 | ≤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 Sanilac County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sanilac County right now.
Sanilac County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sanilac County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sanilac County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,899 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,280 customers out) · decade average 27.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 365 | 7,197 | 30.5 |
| 2016 | 44 | 4,787 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 356 | 5,793 | 30.5 |
| 2018 | 550 | 12,899 | 56.5 |
| 2019 | 518 | 8,365 | 51.6 |
| 2020 | 371 | 8,069 | 21.8 |
| 2021 | 298 | 9,280 | 61.9 |
| 2022 | 432 | 3,521 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | 319 | 2,197 | 16.7 |
| 2024 | 343 | 2,025 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 376 | 912 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Sanilac County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sanilac 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
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 winter weather exposure · 27.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Sanilac County: FAQ
- How often does Sanilac County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sanilac County, MI logged 376 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sanilac County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,899 customers without power, beginning May 4, 2018 and lasting about 6d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Sanilac County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sanilac County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sanilac County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Thumb Electric Coop of Mich.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sanilac County.
48401, 48410, 48416, 48419, 48422, 48426, 48427, 48434, 48450, 48453, 48454, 48456, 48465, 48466, 48469, 48471, 48472, 48475
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTE Electric Company | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Thumb Electric Coop of Mich | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Croswell - (MI) | - | 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/26151 and /api/v1/counties/26151/history.