2024 Michigan Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Michigan customer went without power for about 8.5 hours — the 19th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
8.5
Peak customers out
104,826
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
20
Michigan outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Michigan counties in 2024
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Oakland County104,8262Wayne County70,9193Kent County46,5354Macomb County42,8685Muskegon County36,3016Kalamazoo County20,8127Genesee County20,7108Ingham County20,2939Livingston County19,09410Clare County16,31611Iosco County14,80112Roscommon County11,79313Midland County11,16314Washtenaw County10,85515Monroe County10,83116Calhoun County10,57517Ottawa County9,86618Gladwin County9,79019Chippewa County9,46020Menominee County9,199
Biggest Michigan outages of 2024
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland County | May 24, 2024 | 104,826 |
| Wayne County | May 24, 2024 | 70,919 |
| Wayne County | January 1, 2024 | 50,520 |
| Kent County | June 24, 2024 | 46,535 |
| Macomb County | August 22, 2024 | 42,868 |
| Muskegon County | June 25, 2024 | 36,301 |
| Oakland County | January 1, 2024 | 33,075 |
| Kent County | August 26, 2024 | 20,866 |
| Kalamazoo County | June 17, 2024 | 20,812 |
| Kalamazoo County | May 7, 2024 | 20,747 |
Part of the 2024 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.