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2019 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 12.7 hours, the 2nd worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
12.7
vs prior year
▲ 28%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
61.4M
Peak customers out
478,688
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
96%
of MI customers
Counties reporting
83

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, 2019

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

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Michigan customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 766K, Feb 12.4M, Mar 1.1M, Apr 1.5M, May 1.5M, Jun 2.2M, Jul 29.1M, Aug 2.3M, Sep 3.3M, Oct 2.1M, Nov 2.7M, Dec 2.4M010M20M30M766KJan12.4MFeb1.1MMar1.5MApr1.5MMay2.2MJun29.1MJul2.3MAug3.3MSep2.1MOct2.7MNov2.4MDec
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All 83 Michigan counties, 2019

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

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Berrien County53.3683K12,80512,805827
2Sanilac County51.6666K12,8998,365518
3Cass County46.3159K3,4232,873671
4Ionia County40.71.4M35,24214,143553
5Montcalm County37.51.3M33,94615,042661
6Wayne County27.412.1M441,528157,01323
7Alcona County27.4165K6,0504,489327
8Ogemaw County25.2294K11,6814,197455
9Livingston County25.02.2M88,11326,806463
10Lake County24.1222K9,2263,979650
11Huron County23.7250K10,5456,037373
12Mecosta County23.2478K20,6086,264730
13Oscoda County22.5114K5,0443,070371
14Lapeer County21.7832K38,36311,759460
15Clare County21.5389K18,06113,866564
16Kent County20.68.6M416,07796,039719
17Van Buren County20.3384K18,9166,070700
18Monroe County18.8887K47,26013,506400
19Roscommon County17.5241K13,78011,502452
20Newaygo County17.5560K32,0585,693834
21Keweenaw County16.422K1,3561,35674
22Barry County15.7658K41,9527,632679
23Mason County15.6294K18,9095,195699
24Tuscola County15.0250K16,6393,175415
25Missaukee County14.9143K9,5595,982533
26Muskegon County14.51.5M103,71816,114878
27Iosco County14.4207K14,3104,191446
28Osceola County14.4263K18,2722,820542
29Washtenaw County13.52.6M195,55336,636257
30Oceana County12.9229K17,7383,594734
31St. Joseph County12.7246K19,4403,823750
32Crawford County12.6104K8,2181,760625
33Oakland County12.17.8M646,29397,82437
34St. Clair County12.0858K71,4699,968468
35Antrim County11.9187K15,6415,851791
36Benzie County11.7112K9,5458,742321
37Allegan County11.4985K86,72512,997785
38Midland County11.3646K57,35013,745618
39Arenac County11.3111K9,8643,252398
40Manistee County10.6161K15,1773,391493
41Gladwin County10.2155K15,2017,830457
42Ottawa County10.01.2M120,14014,532766
43Leelanau County9.4116K12,3571,901329
44Lenawee County9.3319K34,3365,477668
45Shiawassee County9.2379K41,3616,164637
46Branch County8.5262K30,6874,037506
47Isabella County8.2299K36,5077,611501
48Eaton County8.1409K50,3768,712557
49Kalamazoo County7.6730K96,41710,141961
50Macomb County7.43.0M404,55332,342140
51Dickinson County7.085K12,1104,461219
52Wexford County7.0151K21,5182,052599
53Alger County6.128K4,5531,272167
54Clinton County6.1206K34,0282,729555
55Hillsdale County5.7176K30,9145,011533
56Saginaw County5.6741K132,60411,262904
57Genesee County5.41.5M270,24715,506508
58Kalkaska County5.355K10,2791,526684
59Otsego County5.3101K19,1741,990717
60Gogebic County5.037K7,3941,365292
61Calhoun County4.9453K92,7945,708880
62Gratiot County4.9102K21,0041,918420
63Cheboygan County4.878K16,1182,983514
64Charlevoix County4.387K19,9833,537713
65Menominee County4.352K12,0722,531226
66Ontonagon County4.318K4,2461,561110
67Baraga County4.120K4,82445694
68Jackson County3.5356K101,2609,035888
69Montmorency County3.320K6,0731,434331
70Delta County3.381K24,5195,046257
71Mackinac County2.926K8,7572,6613
72Chippewa County2.583K32,74310,4483
73Houghton County2.363K27,5796,880371
74Emmet County2.161K28,7961,616570
75Marquette County2.090K45,2624,235355
76Grand Traverse County1.7101K60,5213,206552
77Ingham County1.6308K187,6983,805732
78Bay County1.495K66,1622,840612
79Schoolcraft County1.26,7005,6111,26270
80Iron County0.95,4765,8904,25793
81Presque Isle County0.65,2368,1981,94961
82Luce County0.41,9124,74638119
83Alpena County0.11,14218,23619514

Biggest Michigan outages of 2019

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

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Wayne County, MIJuly 16, 2019 22:00July 27, 2019 18:1510d 20h157,0138.2M
2Oakland County, MIJuly 8, 2019 04:15July 27, 2019 18:1519d 14h97,8244.4M
3Kent County, MIFebruary 6, 2019 03:45February 14, 2019 11:308d 7h96,0394.9M
4Kent County, MIJuly 18, 2019 08:00July 26, 2019 04:307d 20h58,0142.1M
5Washtenaw County, MIJuly 16, 2019 22:00July 27, 2019 18:1510d 20h36,6361.6M
6Macomb County, MIJuly 16, 2019 22:00July 27, 2019 18:1510d 20h32,3421.4M
7Kent County, MISeptember 11, 2019 14:45September 17, 2019 08:005d 17h31,556578K
8Livingston County, MIJuly 19, 2019 10:30July 27, 2019 18:158d 7h26,8061.6M
9Wayne County, MIJuly 27, 2019 19:00December 15, 2019 08:15140d 13h18,8681.8M
10Wayne County, MIJanuary 25, 2019 12:00February 13, 2019 15:3019d 3h17,261318K
11Oakland County, MIJuly 27, 2019 19:00November 25, 2019 11:15120d 16h17,1381.6M
12Oakland County, MIMay 18, 2019 11:15July 8, 2019 01:3050d 14h16,755773K
13Muskegon County, MIFebruary 6, 2019 05:00February 11, 2019 00:004d 19h16,114654K
14Wayne County, MIFebruary 13, 2019 16:15March 12, 2019 06:0026d 13h15,712447K
15Wayne County, MIMay 18, 2019 02:30July 8, 2019 01:3050d 23h15,710951K
16Oakland County, MIFebruary 13, 2019 16:15March 4, 2019 09:3018d 17h15,663325K
17Genesee County, MIJuly 18, 2019 04:00July 26, 2019 04:308d15,506668K
18Montcalm County, MIFebruary 6, 2019 06:00February 12, 2019 01:305d 19h15,042771K
19Ottawa County, MIJuly 19, 2019 22:15July 24, 2019 02:304d 4h14,532366K
20Ionia County, MIFebruary 6, 2019 06:00February 12, 2019 07:456d 1h14,143984K
21Clare County, MIOctober 20, 2019 12:15October 20, 2019 17:305h 15m13,86646K
22Midland County, MIDecember 1, 2019 05:45December 5, 2019 06:004d13,745420K
23Monroe County, MIFebruary 24, 2019 01:45February 27, 2019 10:003d 8h13,50674K
24Oakland County, MIApril 9, 2019 09:15May 12, 2019 11:0033d 1h13,125237K
25Allegan County, MIJuly 19, 2019 21:30July 23, 2019 22:454d 1h12,997419K
EAGLE-I tracked about 96% of Michigan's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Michigan by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVNCLACAVTVAARME

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

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