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2023 Michigan Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 26.5 hours, the 2nd worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
26.5
vs prior year
▲ 154%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
128.3M
Peak customers out
839,576
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
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, 2023

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

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Michigan customer-hours without power by month, 2023Jan 926K, Feb 61.1M, Mar 17.4M, Apr 2.5M, May 1.7M, Jun 4.2M, Jul 12.2M, Aug 22.9M, Sep 1.2M, Oct 1.1M, Nov 1.8M, Dec 1.1M020M40M60M80M926KJan61.1MFeb17.4MMar2.5MApr1.7MMay4.2MJun12.2MJul22.9MAug1.2MSep1.1MOct1.8MNov1.1MDec
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All 83 Michigan counties, 2023

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

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Lenawee County110.03.8M34,33633,294657
2Wayne County89.239.4M441,528311,0486
3Monroe County77.43.7M47,26031,789305
4Hillsdale County68.92.1M30,91417,856492
5Jackson County65.06.6M101,26047,981793
6Washtenaw County57.311.2M195,55379,028156
7Cass County44.4152K3,4233,423818
8Livingston County43.43.8M88,11329,698272
9Van Buren County38.0719K18,91613,195840
10Eaton County35.01.8M50,37621,375649
11Kalamazoo County34.83.4M96,41749,639925
12Berrien County34.2437K12,8058,982891
13Oakland County31.320.3M646,293142,45711
14Branch County27.7849K30,6876,702356
15Montcalm County27.1918K33,94615,525649
16Ionia County24.3855K35,24212,623586
17Alcona County19.5118K6,0504,200287
18Macomb County19.27.8M404,55381,94627
19Keweenaw County18.325K1,3561,35687
20Newaygo County18.2583K32,05811,300637
21Calhoun County17.71.6M92,79425,676770
22St. Clair County17.41.2M71,46913,776243
23Ingham County17.33.2M187,69853,778681
24Clinton County17.3588K34,0288,893519
25Sanilac County16.7215K12,8992,197319
26Alger County15.571K4,5532,746165
27Crawford County15.5127K8,2183,272333
28Mackinac County14.5127K8,7573,075358
29Oscoda County14.573K5,0444,104291
30St. Joseph County13.4261K19,4404,434726
31Muskegon County12.21.3M103,71834,979835
32Gogebic County11.988K7,3943,809317
33Roscommon County10.7147K13,7807,136383
34Kent County9.13.8M416,07762,764778
35Shiawassee County8.8365K41,3617,638511
36Lapeer County8.7335K38,3633,800341
37Schoolcraft County8.749K5,6112,035314
38Huron County8.590K10,5451,167312
39Iron County8.450K5,8901,403181
40Mecosta County8.1168K20,6086,175517
41Lake County8.175K9,2261,981564
42Arenac County8.179K9,8642,094244
43Gladwin County7.8119K15,2018,005409
44Barry County7.6318K41,9524,247597
45Allegan County6.7585K86,7258,226704
46Iosco County6.795K14,3103,691373
47Ogemaw County6.678K11,6814,172359
48Tuscola County6.4106K16,6392,293307
49Dickinson County6.275K12,1102,700221
50Leelanau County6.276K12,3571,380384
51Midland County5.8332K57,35011,783575
52Clare County5.7103K18,0614,339450
53Marquette County5.7256K45,2627,903335
54Otsego County5.7108K19,1742,599463
55Benzie County5.654K9,5454,084339
56Baraga County5.527K4,8241,273107
57Antrim County5.585K15,6412,462579
58Montmorency County5.231K6,0731,915354
59Gratiot County4.9103K21,0042,312337
60Luce County4.823K4,7461,524181
61Mason County4.891K18,9096,240458
62Genesee County4.71.3M270,24711,091686
63Ontonagon County4.720K4,2462,518127
64Missaukee County4.341K9,5592,237309
65Manistee County4.264K15,1771,524385
66Chippewa County4.2139K32,7432,374645
67Oceana County4.173K17,7383,220527
68Menominee County3.744K12,0722,635266
69Cheboygan County3.759K16,1181,274504
70Kalkaska County3.536K10,2791,476395
71Wexford County3.575K21,5182,697373
72Saginaw County3.2430K132,6048,706761
73Ottawa County3.1370K120,1407,042663
74Osceola County2.953K18,2721,337456
75Isabella County2.798K36,5073,695458
76Charlevoix County2.448K19,9831,983537
77Presque Isle County2.218K8,198586327
78Houghton County1.953K27,5792,485375
79Emmet County1.955K28,7961,712445
80Grand Traverse County1.381K60,5214,734505
81Bay County1.283K66,1621,962462
82Delta County1.127K24,5191,156307
83Alpena County0.47,60218,236154187

Biggest Michigan outages of 2023

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

CSVJSON
#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Wayne County, MIJanuary 1, 2023 00:00March 24, 2023 14:4582d 14h311,04826.7M
2Oakland County, MIFebruary 6, 2023 12:15March 24, 2023 14:4546d 2h142,45714.0M
3Wayne County, MIJune 11, 2023 13:45September 17, 2023 19:1598d 5h120,52610.8M
4Macomb County, MIFebruary 6, 2023 00:45March 24, 2023 14:4546d 14h81,9465.1M
5Washtenaw County, MIFebruary 13, 2023 14:15March 24, 2023 14:4539d79,0287.4M
6Kent County, MIAugust 24, 2023 16:30August 30, 2023 06:155d 13h62,7642.4M
7Oakland County, MIJune 11, 2023 13:45September 17, 2023 19:1598d 5h54,6184.4M
8Ingham County, MIAugust 24, 2023 04:45September 11, 2023 03:0017d 22h53,7782.8M
9Kalamazoo County, MIFebruary 22, 2023 20:45March 2, 2023 11:007d 14h49,6393.0M
10Jackson County, MIFebruary 23, 2023 03:45March 6, 2023 05:1511d 1h47,9814.3M
11Jackson County, MIFebruary 22, 2023 17:00February 23, 2023 03:0010h42,970107K
12Muskegon County, MIOctober 31, 2023 16:45November 4, 2023 05:003d 12h34,979971K
13Washtenaw County, MIJuly 11, 2023 12:45September 5, 2023 05:3055d 16h34,9763.0M
14Lenawee County, MIFebruary 22, 2023 15:30March 3, 2023 04:008d 12h33,2943.1M
15Jackson County, MIAugust 24, 2023 23:15August 30, 2023 06:005d 6h32,8901.8M
16Monroe County, MIFebruary 13, 2023 13:00March 12, 2023 00:3026d 11h31,7892.5M
17Wayne County, MIMarch 24, 2023 15:30June 11, 2023 12:1578d 20h30,9841.6M
18Oakland County, MIMarch 24, 2023 15:30June 11, 2023 12:1578d 20h30,6571.4M
19Livingston County, MIAugust 23, 2023 12:45September 13, 2023 04:3020d 15h29,6981.9M
20Calhoun County, MIFebruary 23, 2023 03:45March 3, 2023 01:007d 21h25,6761.3M
21Livingston County, MIFebruary 22, 2023 21:45March 22, 2023 16:0027d 18h21,9851.5M
22Eaton County, MIAugust 24, 2023 22:15September 1, 2023 11:007d 12h21,3751.5M
23Macomb County, MIMarch 24, 2023 15:30June 11, 2023 12:1578d 20h20,008614K
24Calhoun County, MIFebruary 22, 2023 18:30February 23, 2023 03:008h 30m19,15833K
25Hillsdale County, MIFebruary 23, 2023 03:45March 3, 2023 06:308d 2h17,8561.9M
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Michigan's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Michigan by year:2025202420222021202020192018201720162015
Other states in 2023:MEKYOKARWVLAMSTN

Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.

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