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2019 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 12.7 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
12.7
Peak customers out
157,013
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2019

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

1Wayne County157,0132Oakland County97,8243Kent County96,0394Washtenaw County36,6365Macomb County32,3426Livingston County26,8067Muskegon County16,1148Genesee County15,5069Montcalm County15,04210Ottawa County14,53211Berrien County14,44312Ionia County14,14313Clare County13,86614Midland County13,74515Monroe County13,50616Allegan County12,99717Lapeer County11,75918Roscommon County11,50219Saginaw County11,26220Chippewa County10,448

Biggest Michigan outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wayne CountyJuly 16, 2019157,013
Oakland CountyJuly 8, 201997,824
Kent CountyFebruary 6, 201996,039
Kent CountyJuly 18, 201958,014
Washtenaw CountyJuly 16, 201936,636
Macomb CountyJuly 16, 201932,342
Kent CountySeptember 11, 201931,556
Livingston CountyJuly 19, 201926,806
Wayne CountyJuly 27, 201918,868
Wayne CountyJanuary 25, 201917,261
Michigan by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCLACAVTVA

Part of the 2019 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.