Power Outages in Schoolcraft County, MI
Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Cloverland Electric Co-op and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.4 hours.
Schoolcraft County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Cloverland Electric Co-op and Upper Peninsula Power Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,381 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Cloverland Electric Co-op, Upper Peninsula Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cloverland Electric Co-op | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Schoolcraft 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49854 | 121 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 49840 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 49836 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 49883 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Schoolcraft County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Schoolcraft County right now.
Schoolcraft County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 10, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Beach Hazards Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Schoolcraft County, MI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 23m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 419 customers out (6.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Schoolcraft County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Schoolcraft County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,591 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 11.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,247 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27 | 667 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 508 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 518 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 525 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 70 | 1,262 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 405 | 788 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 286 | 1,985 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 254 | 2,591 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 314 | 2,035 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 315 | 2,331 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 347 | 2,247 | 11.4 |
Cost of power in Schoolcraft County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Schoolcraft 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.
- Upper Peninsula Power Company28.0¢47,805 cust
- Cloverland Electric Co-op14.3¢36,144 cust
- Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn23.2¢9,837 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 Low ice storms exposure · 5.0 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 Schoolcraft County: FAQ
- How often does Schoolcraft County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Schoolcraft County, MI logged 347 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Schoolcraft County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,591 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2022 and lasting about 2d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Schoolcraft County, MI right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Schoolcraft County, MI. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Schoolcraft County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn, Cloverland Electric Co-op, Upper Peninsula Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Schoolcraft County.
49836, 49840, 49854, 49883
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | 7.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn | 19.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cloverland Electric Co-op | 17.0 hrs | Live · 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/26153 and /api/v1/counties/26153/history.