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2020 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 9.8 hours — the 13th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.8
Peak customers out
156,519
Rank (worst state)
13th
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2020

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

1Oakland County156,5192Wayne County143,6583Huron County65,3944Tuscola County48,1275Macomb County38,9506Livingston County31,9827Calhoun County30,7258Kent County30,3749Ingham County23,71410Saginaw County19,53111Washtenaw County18,69212Ottawa County17,40813Berrien County16,69514Houghton County14,07315Kalamazoo County14,02616Van Buren County11,22117Cheboygan County11,12118Genesee County11,11419St. Clair County11,06420Jackson County10,887

Biggest Michigan outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Oakland CountyFebruary 10, 2020156,519
Wayne CountyFebruary 11, 2020143,658
Wayne CountyJune 12, 2020108,397
Huron CountyJune 10, 202065,394
Wayne CountyJune 2, 202061,644
Oakland CountyJune 2, 202052,719
Oakland CountyOctober 12, 202052,675
Tuscola CountyJune 10, 202048,127
Macomb CountyFebruary 12, 202038,950
Macomb CountyMay 24, 202037,021
Michigan by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.