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2016 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 31st worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
▼ 70%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
9.8M
Peak customers out
129,727
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, 2016

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

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Michigan customer-hours without power by month, 2016Jan 849K, Feb 3.6M, Mar 1.1M, Apr 309K, May 354K, Jun 1.1M, Jul 1.6M, Aug 215K, Sep 117K, Oct 147K, Nov 273K, Dec 134K01M2M3M4M849KJan3.6MFeb1.1MMar309KApr354KMay1.1MJun1.6MJul215KAug117KSep147KOct273KNov134KDec
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All 80 Michigan counties, 2016

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

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Berrien County60.1770K12,8059,081658
2Cass County36.4125K3,4232,056331
3Gogebic County11.787K7,3947,394170
4Ontonagon County10.545K4,2462,150165
5Alcona County9.557K6,0504,735208
6Van Buren County9.4178K18,9162,520442
7Clare County8.2148K18,0614,701306
8Arenac County7.675K9,8643,679203
9Roscommon County7.3101K13,7804,741259
10Gratiot County6.7140K21,0044,865220
11Gladwin County6.6100K15,2014,477221
12Missaukee County6.562K9,5595,972181
13Iosco County5.884K14,3103,763272
14Sanilac County5.572K12,8994,78744
15Mecosta County5.5114K20,6083,190279
16Ogemaw County5.362K11,6814,083261
17Montcalm County5.1172K33,9467,532372
18Iron County5.029K5,8901,470188
19Osceola County5.091K18,2723,153416
20St. Joseph County4.893K19,4406,606374
21Oscoda County4.523K5,0442,295171
22Barry County4.4184K41,9526,055387
23Baraga County3.818K4,824724102
24Lake County3.634K9,2261,148492
25St. Clair County3.1220K71,4696,21197
26Clinton County2.9100K34,0282,805269
27Ionia County2.9103K35,2422,148302
28Benzie County2.826K9,5451,755117
29Lapeer County2.7105K38,3635,31578
30Jackson County2.7276K101,2605,360537
31Livingston County2.7234K88,1137,851237
32Genesee County2.7716K270,24713,163847
33Antrim County2.641K15,6413,845515
34Kalkaska County2.526K10,2791,304385
35Otsego County2.548K19,1742,457451
36Lenawee County2.483K34,3363,600375
37Newaygo County2.477K32,0583,646525
38Kalamazoo County2.4230K96,4176,796582
39Shiawassee County2.396K41,3614,037315
40Hillsdale County2.370K30,9145,040283
41Mason County2.242K18,9093,201437
42Allegan County2.2188K86,7256,094476
43Calhoun County2.2201K92,7945,653448
44Cheboygan County2.134K16,1181,610176
45Manistee County2.131K15,1771,354220
46Crawford County1.815K8,218407305
47Muskegon County1.8185K103,7185,478576
48Oceana County1.831K17,7381,989498
49Saginaw County1.8234K132,6048,044500
50Kent County1.6658K416,0778,748524
51Ingham County1.6295K187,6986,278294
52Eaton County1.679K50,3763,390283
53Branch County1.547K30,6871,452230
54Leelanau County1.418K12,357819163
55Midland County1.377K57,3509,837307
56Wexford County1.226K21,5182,015223
57Montmorency County1.27,2866,07331938
58Macomb County1.2473K404,55322,02190
59Emmet County1.234K28,7961,553464
60Marquette County1.252K45,2622,344448
61Charlevoix County1.123K19,9831,138452
62Oakland County1.1735K646,29332,497132
63Ottawa County1.1129K120,1403,184480
64Houghton County1.029K27,579938189
65Washtenaw County1.0200K195,5535,519180
66Tuscola County1.017K16,63979554
67Isabella County1.037K36,5071,428210
68Bay County1.065K66,1624,378275
69Wayne County0.9415K441,52812,39910
70Menominee County0.89,91112,072424217
71Dickinson County0.89,31612,1101,414170
72Monroe County0.836K47,2602,315332
73Huron County0.65,88610,5451,06742
74Schoolcraft County0.31,8365,6115082
75Alger County0.31,4814,55316027
76Grand Traverse County0.319K60,5212,733207
77Delta County0.24,41624,519702110
78Presque Isle County0.03108,1988515
79Alpena County0.018918,236513
80Keweenaw County0.071,35613

Biggest Michigan outages of 2016

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

CSVJSON
#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Oakland County, MIFebruary 19, 2016 11:15February 25, 2016 20:006d 8h32,497539K
2Macomb County, MIFebruary 19, 2016 11:15February 24, 2016 09:304d 22h22,021357K
3Genesee County, MIFebruary 24, 2016 14:45February 26, 2016 10:301d 19h13,163118K
4Wayne County, MIFebruary 17, 2016 12:30February 25, 2016 03:457d 15h12,399244K
5Genesee County, MINovember 22, 2016 00:45November 23, 2016 05:451d 5h11,97937K
6Oakland County, MIJanuary 8, 2016 13:30January 16, 2016 12:007d 22h10,84898K
7Wayne County, MIJanuary 1, 2016 00:00January 16, 2016 12:0015d 12h10,318116K
8Midland County, MIJuly 8, 2016 03:00July 8, 2016 06:303h 30m9,83715K
9Berrien County, MIJune 21, 2016 00:00June 21, 2016 01:001h9,0814,513
10Berrien County, MIJune 20, 2016 11:00June 20, 2016 23:1512h 15m9,05333K
11Berrien County, MIJune 21, 2016 02:00June 21, 2016 02:1515m8,8892,222
12Kent County, MIJuly 12, 2016 12:30July 14, 2016 04:301d 16h8,74850K
13Kent County, MIJuly 23, 2016 14:00July 26, 2016 00:302d 10h8,15849K
14Saginaw County, MIFebruary 24, 2016 14:30February 26, 2016 22:302d 8h8,044103K
15Livingston County, MIFebruary 19, 2016 17:45February 23, 2016 11:153d 17h7,851158K
16Kent County, MIJune 15, 2016 06:00June 16, 2016 02:3020h 30m7,71513K
17Montcalm County, MIMarch 24, 2016 03:00March 25, 2016 23:301d 20h7,53291K
18Kent County, MIFebruary 19, 2016 11:45February 21, 2016 05:001d 17h7,51949K
19Gogebic County, MIApril 16, 2016 21:15April 17, 2016 00:153h7,39417K
20Kalamazoo County, MIFebruary 8, 2016 18:15February 9, 2016 04:4510h 30m6,79632K
21Genesee County, MINovember 19, 2016 01:00November 21, 2016 12:452d 11h6,78194K
22Berrien County, MIJune 21, 2016 03:00June 21, 2016 03:1515m6,7291,682
23St. Joseph County, MINovember 1, 2016 13:45November 1, 2016 17:003h 15m6,60618K
24Berrien County, MIJune 21, 2016 11:15June 22, 2016 02:1515h6,51482K
25Kent County, MIMarch 16, 2016 04:30March 18, 2016 03:301d 23h6,50738K
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Michigan's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Michigan by year:2025202420232022202120202019201820172015
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFLLAAR

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.

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