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2015 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 6.8 hours — the 4th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
Peak customers out
61,704
Rank (worst state)
4th
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

6.8h20152.0h20166.0h201710.0h201812.7h20199.8h202026.6h202110.5h202226.5h20238.5h202412.9h2025

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Wayne County61,7042Oakland County30,3503Kent County21,9604Roscommon County15,6675Berrien County12,1486Genesee County11,6497Macomb County11,3728Shiawassee County11,0859Huron County10,95310Livingston County10,51211Kalkaska County9,53112Ingham County9,22013Ogemaw County9,19614Newaygo County9,06415Antrim County8,94516Washtenaw County8,78517Saginaw County8,17418Leelanau County8,07019Grand Traverse County8,02220Jackson County7,916

Biggest Michigan outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wayne CountyJune 7, 201561,704
Wayne CountyFebruary 28, 201543,187
Wayne CountyNovember 18, 201538,731
Oakland CountyJune 7, 201530,350
Kent CountyDecember 24, 201521,960
Kent CountyAugust 2, 201518,392
Wayne CountyDecember 21, 201518,173
Wayne CountyJune 29, 201516,137
Wayne CountyJuly 19, 201515,984
Roscommon CountyNovember 25, 201515,667
Michigan by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCRILAOK

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.