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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 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
6.0
vs prior year
▲ 195%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
28.9M
Peak customers out
328,940
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, 2017

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

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Michigan customer-hours without power by month, 2017Jan 146K, Feb 46K, Mar 5.4M, Apr 3.5M, May 1.8M, Jun 3.4M, Jul 6.2M, Aug 1.9M, Sep 986K, Oct 3.0M, Nov 528K, Dec 2.0M02M4M6M8M146KJan46KFeb5.4MMar3.5MApr1.8MMay3.4MJun6.2MJul1.9MAug986KSep3.0MOct528KNov2.0MDec
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All 80 Michigan counties, 2017

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

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Huron County43.4458K10,5458,455284
2Cass County40.8140K3,4232,598390
3Berrien County40.5518K12,8054,871717
4Oscoda County40.2203K5,0443,664261
5Alcona County36.4220K6,0504,238253
6Roscommon County30.8424K13,78013,780342
7Sanilac County30.5393K12,8995,793356
8Ogemaw County23.6276K11,6816,063363
9Barry County22.8959K41,95221,659524
10Iosco County19.7282K14,3105,681383
11Tuscola County19.4323K16,6394,558384
12Crawford County19.1157K8,2185,904336
13Arenac County17.4172K9,8644,084306
14Van Buren County13.9262K18,9166,365566
15Ottawa County12.81.5M120,14061,143611
16Lenawee County12.1415K34,3369,042595
17Benzie County12.1115K9,5459,545232
18Gladwin County10.8165K15,2017,891346
19Wayne County10.34.6M441,52833,18212
20Gogebic County9.872K7,3941,840224
21Eaton County9.6483K50,37617,647465
22Hillsdale County9.5294K30,9145,106407
23Ionia County9.5335K35,24210,361493
24Iron County9.355K5,8901,520199
25Clare County8.5153K18,0616,292391
26Monroe County8.4397K47,2605,459477
27Jackson County8.3841K101,26020,471763
28Leelanau County8.2102K12,3571,817235
29Cheboygan County7.7125K16,1183,583212
30Marquette County7.7348K45,2628,024448
31Dickinson County7.793K12,1104,290185
32Antrim County7.0110K15,6413,187559
33Kent County7.02.9M416,077110,606649
34Missaukee County6.865K9,5592,571287
35Menominee County6.882K12,0723,792285
36Charlevoix County6.3126K19,9832,757450
37St. Joseph County6.2121K19,4403,356510
38Baraga County5.828K4,8241,005102
39Montcalm County5.8198K33,9464,326515
40Branch County5.4164K30,6874,737371
41Calhoun County5.0460K92,7948,967690
42Gratiot County4.8102K21,0044,855295
43Ontonagon County4.720K4,246680156
44Allegan County4.7407K86,72511,957639
45St. Clair County4.7334K71,4695,213379
46Midland County4.6267K57,3504,837485
47Shiawassee County4.6190K41,3614,122464
48Lapeer County4.6175K38,3634,063445
49Livingston County4.5398K88,1134,407486
50Clinton County4.5152K34,0283,863410
51Mecosta County4.491K20,6083,115336
52Genesee County4.41.2M270,24719,779604
53Kalamazoo County4.3419K96,4177,961800
54Lake County4.340K9,2261,805445
55Muskegon County4.0418K103,71814,569767
56Mason County3.873K18,9099,079487
57Emmet County3.7105K28,7964,150414
58Oakland County3.62.3M646,29315,13846
59Manistee County3.554K15,1771,857302
60Kalkaska County3.435K10,2791,602395
61Washtenaw County3.3648K195,5537,209417
62Presque Isle County3.327K8,1981,32227
63Wexford County3.370K21,5181,661336
64Otsego County3.160K19,1741,799471
65Keweenaw County2.93,9891,3561,20914
66Macomb County2.81.1M404,55311,227117
67Osceola County2.750K18,2721,244407
68Isabella County2.694K36,5072,063378
69Newaygo County2.270K32,0582,128541
70Oceana County2.138K17,7381,170481
71Saginaw County2.0270K132,6048,006726
72Bay County2.0130K66,1623,753435
73Montmorency County1.811K6,07349075
74Ingham County1.5285K187,6987,810604
75Alger County0.93,9834,55327918
76Delta County0.819K24,5191,453136
77Houghton County0.719K27,5792,429168
78Grand Traverse County0.634K60,521948287
79Schoolcraft County0.01365,6115183
80Alpena County0.028418,236566

Biggest Michigan outages of 2017

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

CSVJSON
#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Kent County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 12, 2017 10:154d 22h110,6061.9M
2Ottawa County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 11, 2017 03:003d 15h61,1431.4M
3Wayne County, MIJune 2, 2017 11:15July 6, 2017 22:4534d 11h33,1821.3M
4Barry County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 10, 2017 23:303d 12h21,659257K
5Jackson County, MIMarch 9, 2017 19:30March 10, 2017 16:3021h20,471355K
6Wayne County, MIMay 17, 2017 18:45June 2, 2017 07:4515d 13h19,970491K
7Genesee County, MIMarch 8, 2017 19:30March 12, 2017 06:003d 10h19,779625K
8Eaton County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 10, 2017 19:303d 8h17,647207K
9Wayne County, MIAugust 14, 2017 17:45November 1, 2017 04:0078d 10h17,4291.4M
10Kent County, MIMarch 9, 2017 19:30March 10, 2017 16:3021h15,970185K
11Oakland County, MIMay 17, 2017 18:45June 2, 2017 07:4515d 13h15,138193K
12Muskegon County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 10, 2017 12:303d 1h14,569174K
13Oakland County, MIApril 2, 2017 11:00April 19, 2017 11:3017d14,367245K
14Wayne County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30August 14, 2017 14:0038d 2h13,825921K
15Roscommon County, MIDecember 5, 2017 07:45December 7, 2017 23:302d 15h13,780179K
16Jackson County, MIMarch 10, 2017 19:30March 12, 2017 06:001d 10h13,345262K
17Allegan County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 11, 2017 01:453d 14h11,957131K
18Oakland County, MISeptember 15, 2017 12:15September 28, 2017 08:0012d 19h11,78770K
19Macomb County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30July 14, 2017 10:306d 23h11,227186K
20Barry County, MIApril 6, 2017 07:45April 9, 2017 03:002d 19h11,208186K
21Macomb County, MIJune 29, 2017 07:45July 6, 2017 22:457d 15h11,06486K
22Genesee County, MIMarch 8, 2017 10:15March 8, 2017 18:458h 30m10,89924K
23Ionia County, MIMarch 9, 2017 19:30March 10, 2017 16:3021h10,361164K
24Oakland County, MIJuly 7, 2017 11:30August 14, 2017 14:0038d 2h9,975570K
25Oakland County, MISeptember 28, 2017 10:30November 1, 2017 04:0033d 17h9,750434K
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Michigan's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Michigan by year:2025202420232022202120202019201820162015
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARIVTNC

Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.

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