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2022 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 10.5 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.5
Peak customers out
231,474
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2022

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

1Wayne County231,4742Oakland County143,6893Macomb County87,0714Kent County31,7125Livingston County30,6786Washtenaw County25,9047Jackson County22,3428Calhoun County21,7539Kalamazoo County19,45910Ingham County19,11911Allegan County15,92212St. Clair County15,38513Roscommon County12,85014Genesee County12,00615Ottawa County11,89316Lenawee County10,68017Van Buren County8,98718Cass County8,69819Dickinson County8,52120Monroe County8,503

Biggest Michigan outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wayne CountyAugust 30, 2022231,474
Wayne CountyAugust 31, 2022209,957
Oakland CountyAugust 15, 2022143,689
Macomb CountyAugust 30, 202287,071
Macomb CountyAugust 31, 202268,192
Wayne CountyMay 8, 202243,524
Kent CountyJuly 20, 202231,712
Livingston CountyAugust 29, 202230,678
Washtenaw CountyAugust 28, 202225,904
Jackson CountyAugust 29, 202222,342
Michigan by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.