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2015 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 6.8 hours, the 3rd worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
vs prior year
-
no earlier year loaded
Customer-hours out
32.8M
Peak customers out
178,422
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of MI customers
Counties reporting
80

Michigan year over year

Michigan: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 6.8h; 2016: 2.0h; 2017: 6.0h; 2018: 9.9h, coverage 91%; 2019: 12.7h, coverage 96%; 2020: 9.7h, coverage 95%; 2021: 26.6h, coverage 95%; 2022: 10.4h, coverage 96%; 2023: 26.5h; 2024: 8.5h; 2025: 12.6h01020300%50%100%6.8h20152.0h20166.0h20179.9h201812.7h20199.7h202026.6h202110.4h202226.5h20238.5h202412.6h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2015

Customer-hours without power across Michigan; December was the worst.

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Michigan customer-hours without power by month, 2015Jan 362K, Feb 365K, Mar 1.1M, Apr 1.0M, May 1.4M, Jun 4.7M, Jul 2.1M, Aug 7.4M, Sep 1.6M, Oct 1.5M, Nov 3.2M, Dec 7.9M02M4M6M8M362KJan365KFeb1.1MMar1.0MApr1.4MMay4.7MJun2.1MJul7.4MAug1.6MSep1.5MOct3.2MNov7.9MDec
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All 80 Michigan counties, 2015

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Alcona County98.3595K6,0505,149296
2Ogemaw County80.7942K11,6819,196392
3Oscoda County67.1339K5,0442,730231
4Huron County64.1676K10,54510,545302
5Berrien County59.3760K12,80512,148681
6Crawford County57.0469K8,2185,683318
7Roscommon County52.6724K13,78013,780384
8Leelanau County51.9641K12,3578,070266
9Kalkaska County48.0494K10,2799,531439
10Cass County47.9164K3,4231,889265
11Arenac County41.3407K9,8644,287344
12Iosco County39.3563K14,3105,051374
13Missaukee County32.4310K9,5594,815289
14Antrim County30.7479K15,6418,945488
15Sanilac County30.5393K12,8997,197365
16Clare County25.5461K18,0617,916448
17Gladwin County25.4386K15,2017,877349
18Wexford County20.9449K21,5186,648343
19Keweenaw County17.824K1,3561,35689
20Tuscola County17.0283K16,6395,190367
21Lake County16.6153K9,2265,604515
22Van Buren County14.9282K18,9167,024511
23Osceola County14.3261K18,2726,899461
24Wayne County14.06.2M441,52861,70476
25Charlevoix County14.0280K19,9835,698436
26Benzie County11.5110K9,5453,763230
27Cheboygan County10.8175K16,1182,515232
28Mecosta County10.1209K20,6083,123365
29St. Clair County9.5676K71,4697,710456
30Manistee County9.4142K15,1775,590328
31Montcalm County9.2312K33,9464,885538
32Otsego County8.9170K19,1745,112442
33Emmet County8.2236K28,7966,390437
34Newaygo County8.2262K32,0589,064617
35Monroe County8.0380K47,2604,813637
36Gratiot County7.5158K21,0045,344348
37Lapeer County7.4285K38,3634,649507
38Delta County6.5159K24,5194,681174
39Grand Traverse County6.4385K60,5218,022352
40Hillsdale County6.2192K30,9143,757414
41Ionia County5.4191K35,2422,657472
42Oakland County5.33.4M646,29330,350184
43St. Joseph County5.097K19,4402,872466
44Oceana County4.885K17,7382,305529
45Washtenaw County4.5887K195,5538,785550
46Montmorency County4.025K6,07331966
47Allegan County3.9341K86,7254,337703
48Livingston County3.9344K88,11310,512653
49Midland County3.8217K57,3504,035544
50Lenawee County3.8129K34,3363,553602
51Kent County3.61.5M416,07721,960838
52Jackson County3.4345K101,2607,916785
53Muskegon County3.3345K103,7185,060862
54Alger County3.215K4,553955142
55Presque Isle County3.226K8,1981,98329
56Isabella County3.1113K36,5073,639375
57Branch County3.195K30,6872,023357
58Ottawa County3.1368K120,1407,127769
59Macomb County3.01.2M404,55311,372378
60Eaton County2.9148K50,3766,875451
61Shiawassee County2.8116K41,36111,085508
62Calhoun County2.8256K92,7946,334711
63Barry County2.7115K41,9522,727522
64Mason County2.752K18,9091,033573
65Genesee County2.7723K270,24711,649893
66Kalamazoo County2.6249K96,4176,502866
67Clinton County2.687K34,0282,738409
68Iron County2.414K5,8901,891134
69Menominee County2.328K12,0721,001235
70Marquette County1.884K45,2626,059310
71Baraga County1.78,2584,824561110
72Ontonagon County1.77,1904,2461,268114
73Saginaw County1.6216K132,6048,174846
74Bay County1.493K66,1623,163449
75Gogebic County1.39,5807,3942,162180
76Houghton County1.335K27,5793,594425
77Schoolcraft County1.16,2175,61166727
78Dickinson County1.012K12,1101,402139
79Ingham County0.8153K187,6989,220585
80Alpena County0.11,06118,2366211

Biggest Michigan outages of 2015

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

CSVJSON
#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Wayne County, MIJune 7, 2015 02:15June 29, 2015 09:0022d 6h61,7041.8M
2Wayne County, MIFebruary 28, 2015 11:30March 8, 2015 06:007d 18h43,187353K
3Wayne County, MINovember 18, 2015 15:45December 21, 2015 16:4533d 1h38,7311.1M
4Oakland County, MIJune 7, 2015 02:15June 29, 2015 09:0022d 6h30,350840K
5Kent County, MIDecember 24, 2015 04:45December 28, 2015 01:003d 20h21,960506K
6Kent County, MIAugust 2, 2015 11:30August 4, 2015 17:452d 6h18,392313K
7Wayne County, MIDecember 21, 2015 22:45December 31, 2015 00:159d 1h18,173410K
8Wayne County, MIJune 29, 2015 11:00July 1, 2015 23:002d 12h16,137232K
9Wayne County, MIJuly 19, 2015 03:00August 4, 2015 17:3016d 14h15,984520K
10Roscommon County, MINovember 25, 2015 17:15November 25, 2015 19:001h 45m13,78017K
11Oakland County, MIApril 18, 2015 11:00April 19, 2015 15:001d 4h13,65822K
12Berrien County, MIDecember 28, 2015 14:00December 31, 2015 00:152d 10h12,148284K
13Genesee County, MIApril 30, 2015 02:15May 1, 2015 02:451d11,64924K
14Oakland County, MINovember 9, 2015 07:00November 18, 2015 15:009d 8h11,59890K
15Macomb County, MISeptember 2, 2015 12:30September 11, 2015 09:008d 20h11,372126K
16Oakland County, MINovember 18, 2015 15:45December 5, 2015 07:3016d 15h11,095205K
17Shiawassee County, MIMarch 16, 2015 13:15March 16, 2015 18:305h 15m11,08528K
18Wayne County, MISeptember 1, 2015 17:15September 18, 2015 16:4516d 23h11,074412K
19Oakland County, MIJuly 19, 2015 03:00August 4, 2015 17:3016d 14h11,019551K
20Huron County, MIAugust 2, 2015 18:45August 4, 2015 17:301d 22h10,545361K
21Livingston County, MIJuly 14, 2015 07:30July 15, 2015 10:151d 2h10,51218K
22Kent County, MIJuly 13, 2015 09:30July 15, 2015 18:152d 8h10,46975K
23Wayne County, MIApril 21, 2015 19:00May 7, 2015 22:3016d 3h10,38050K
24Genesee County, MIAugust 2, 2015 16:00August 4, 2015 17:452d 1h10,128118K
25Oakland County, MIMay 25, 2015 11:30May 28, 2015 14:303d 3h9,874119K
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Michigan's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Michigan by year:2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Other states in 2015:WVWANCRILAOKNJAR

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.