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2017 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 6.0 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.0
Peak customers out
110,606
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2017

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

1Kent County110,6062Ottawa County61,1433Wayne County33,1824Barry County21,6595Jackson County20,4716Genesee County19,7797Roscommon County19,1788Eaton County17,6479Oakland County15,13810Muskegon County14,56911Allegan County11,95712Macomb County11,22713Benzie County10,56614Ionia County10,36115Mason County9,07916Lenawee County9,04217Calhoun County8,96718Huron County8,45519Marquette County8,02420Saginaw County8,006

Biggest Michigan outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kent CountyJuly 7, 2017110,606
Ottawa CountyJuly 7, 201761,143
Wayne CountyJune 2, 201733,182
Barry CountyJuly 7, 201721,659
Jackson CountyMarch 9, 201720,471
Wayne CountyMay 17, 201719,970
Genesee CountyMarch 8, 201719,779
Roscommon CountyDecember 5, 201719,178
Eaton CountyJuly 7, 201717,647
Wayne CountyAugust 14, 201717,429
Michigan by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.