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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 any US state that year, 2.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
26.5
Peak customers out
311,048
Rank (worst state)
2nd
Counties affected
20

Michigan outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2023

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

1Wayne County311,0482Oakland County142,4573Macomb County81,9464Washtenaw County79,0285Kent County62,7646Ingham County53,7787Kalamazoo County49,6398Jackson County47,9819Muskegon County34,97910Lenawee County33,29411Monroe County31,78912Livingston County29,69813Calhoun County25,67614Eaton County21,37515Hillsdale County17,85616Montcalm County15,52517St. Clair County13,77618Van Buren County13,19519Ionia County12,62320Midland County11,783

Biggest Michigan outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wayne CountyJanuary 1, 2023311,048
Oakland CountyFebruary 6, 2023142,457
Wayne CountyJune 11, 2023120,526
Macomb CountyFebruary 6, 202381,946
Washtenaw CountyFebruary 13, 202379,028
Kent CountyAugust 24, 202362,764
Oakland CountyJune 11, 202354,618
Ingham CountyAugust 24, 202353,778
Kalamazoo CountyFebruary 22, 202349,639
Jackson CountyFebruary 23, 202347,981
Michigan by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEKYOKARWVLA

Part of the 2023 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.