Power Outages in Tuscola County, MI
Is there a power outage in Tuscola County, MI right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich in Tuscola County, MI. Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
Tuscola County, MI is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/michigan/tuscola-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tuscola County, MI", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/michigan/tuscola-county
No active outages are reported by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich in Tuscola 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.
Report an outage in Tuscola County, MI
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Consumers Energy Co - (MI), DTE Electric Company and Thumb Electric Coop of Mich; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
11%of this county's ~53,310 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Electric Coop of Mich | Live · county | 0 | 5,765 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DTE Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Tuscola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48723 | 242 | 14 | 179 | ≤11 |
| 48768 | 145 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 48746 | 114 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 48726 | 88 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 48744 | 76 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 48757 | 44 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 48435 | 31 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 48741 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 48760 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 48733 | 24 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 48729 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 48767 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 48701 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 48735 | 14 | 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 Tuscola County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tuscola County right now.
Tuscola County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Tuscola County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tuscola County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,639 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,138 customers out) · decade average 15.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 367 | 5,190 | 17.0 |
| 2016 | 54 | 795 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 384 | 4,558 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | 478 | 6,715 | 21.7 |
| 2019 | 415 | 3,175 | 15.0 |
| 2020 | 386 | 16,639 | 23.7 |
| 2021 | 459 | 6,138 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | 437 | 5,871 | 13.6 |
| 2023 | 307 | 2,293 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 329 | 2,774 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 335 | 1,827 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Tuscola County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tuscola 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 15.1 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 Tuscola County: FAQ
- How often does Tuscola County, MI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tuscola County, MI logged 335 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tuscola County, MI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,639 customers without power, beginning June 10, 2020 and lasting about 3d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Tuscola County, MI right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich in Tuscola County, MI. Consumers Energy Co - (MI) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. DTE Electric Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
- Which utilities serve Tuscola County, MI?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Energy Co - (MI), Thumb Electric Coop of Mich.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tuscola County.
48435, 48701, 48723, 48726, 48729, 48733, 48735, 48741, 48744, 48746, 48757, 48767, 48768
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Tuscola County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Michigan →
| 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 | - |
| Thumb Electric Coop of Mich | - | 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/26157 and /api/v1/counties/26157/history.