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Michigan Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

Michigan households average 7.8 hrs/yr (470 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.36 outages/year (Reliability Grade D — High Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 19.37 ¢/kWh.

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Detroit→Grand Rapids→Warren→Sterling Heights→Ann Arbor→Lansing→Dearborn→Livonia→Troy→Farmington Hills→Westland→Flint→Wyoming→Rochester Hills→Southfield→Kalamazoo→Novi→Pontiac→Taylor→Dearborn Heights→Royal Oak→St. Clair Shores→Kentwood→Battle Creek→Portage→East Lansing→Roseville→Saginaw→Midland→Lincoln Park→Muskegon→Holland→Eastpointe→Bay→Jackson→Burton→Oak Park→Southgate→Madison Heights→Port Huron→Allen Park→Hamtramck→Garden→Auburn Hills→Walker→Inkster→Norton Shores→Romulus→Wyandotte→Birmingham→Marquette→Mount Pleasant→Adrian→Monroe→Ypsilanti→Ferndale→Trenton→Wixom→Wayne→Grandville→Grosse Pointe Woods→Traverse→Mount Clemens→Berkley→Hazel Park→Harper Woods→Fraser→Owosso→Coldwater→Sault Ste. Marie→Rochester→Woodhaven→Melvindale→Escanaba→Ionia→South Lyon→New Baltimore→Riverview→Fenton→Niles→East Grand Rapids→Farmington→Clawson→Grosse Pointe Park→Grand Haven→Sturgis→Beverly Hills→Cadillac→Flat Rock→Alpena→Howell→Marysville→Muskegon Heights→Grosse Pointe Farms→Alma→Charlotte→Plymouth→Lapeer→Greenville→Saline→Ecorse→Benton Harbor→Tecumseh→Big Rapids→Houghton→Center Line→Highland Park→Mason→Menominee→Flushing→Hudsonville→Hillsdale→Three Rivers→Brighton→St. Joseph→Grand Blanc→Grand Ledge→St. Johns→Ludington→Iron Mountain→

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Electric Utilities Operating in Michigan (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
DTE Electric Company (#5109)Investor-Owned2,067,7581.25x/yr483 min (8.1h)387 min20.13 ¢/kWh
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) (#4254)Investor-Owned1,657,8431.32x/yr503 min (8.4h)380 min19.11 ¢/kWh
Great Lakes Energy Coop (#38084)Cooperative120,6452.83x/yr484 min (8.1h)171 min19.17 ¢/kWh
Indiana Michigan Power Co (#9324)Investor-Owned112,6001.66x/yr359 min (6.0h)216 min17.00 ¢/kWh
City of Lansing - (MI) (#10704)Municipal87,3010.86x/yr92 min (1.5h)106 min19.78 ¢/kWh
Upper Peninsula Power Company (#19578)Investor-Owned47,6601.65x/yr404 min (6.7h)245 min27.64 ¢/kWh
Cloverland Electric Co-op (#3828)Cooperative36,0863.61x/yr535 min (8.9h)148 min14.37 ¢/kWh
Cherryland Electric Coop Inc (#3436)Cooperative35,1000.68x/yr65 min (1.1h)96 min16.36 ¢/kWh
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (#60631)Investor-Owned33,2521.71x/yr1082 min (18.0h)633 min14.76 ¢/kWh
Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (#15340)Cooperative32,4461.59x/yr234 min (3.9h)147 min20.99 ¢/kWh
Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) (#12377)Cooperative29,2832.10x/yr587 min (9.8h)279 min19.91 ¢/kWh
City of Holland (#8723)Municipal26,6080.62x/yr339 min (5.7h)549 min11.68 ¢/kWh
Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) (#19396)Cooperative23,0341.00x/yr239 min (4.0h)239 min18.04 ¢/kWh
City of Bay City - (MI) (#1366)Municipal18,0282.13x/yr415 min (6.9h)195 min15.35 ¢/kWh
City of Marquette - (MI) (#11701)Municipal15,0362.38x/yr223 min (3.7h)94 min16.96 ¢/kWh
Alpena Power Co (#392)Investor-Owned13,7632.20x/yr284 min (4.7h)129 min17.43 ¢/kWh
City of Grand Haven - (MI) (#7483)Municipal13,2312.47x/yr238 min (4.0h)96 min14.74 ¢/kWh
Thumb Electric Coop of Mich (#18895)Cooperative12,4041.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min14.05 ¢/kWh
Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm (#21048)Municipal11,7300.28x/yr36 min (0.6h)132 min16.28 ¢/kWh
Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn (#305)Cooperative9,8172.10x/yr951 min (15.8h)452 min23.25 ¢/kWh
City of Traverse City - (MI) (#19125)Municipal9,1610.22x/yr19 min (0.3h)89 min12.70 ¢/kWh
City of South Haven - (MI) (#17562)Municipal8,7121.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min12.30 ¢/kWh
Northern States Power Co (#13780)Investor-Owned7,5791.00x/yr166 min (2.8h)166 min14.66 ¢/kWh
City of Escanaba (#24558)Municipal7,3201.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min10.70 ¢/kWh
City of Niles - (MI) (#13604)Municipal6,6461.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min12.97 ¢/kWh
Coldwater Board of Public Util (#3915)Municipal6,3930.46x/yr29 min (0.5h)62 min14.86 ¢/kWh
Hillsdale Board of Public Wks (#8631)Municipal6,1481.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min12.06 ¢/kWh
City of Sturgis - (MI) (#18252)Municipal6,1170.16x/yr14 min (0.2h)89 min14.71 ¢/kWh
City of Zeeland - (MI) (#21158)Municipal6,0370.13x/yr5 min (0.1h)39 min10.12 ¢/kWh
City of Petoskey - (MI) (#14867)Municipal5,3831.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min11.83 ¢/kWh
Ontonagon County R E A (#14156)Cooperative5,1731.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min25.79 ¢/kWh
City of Marshall - (MI) (#11713)Municipal4,6291.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min13.03 ¢/kWh
City of Charlevoix - (MI) (#3384)Municipal4,5901.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min16.03 ¢/kWh
City of Harbor Springs - (MI) (#8083)Municipal3,8551.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min10.85 ¢/kWh
Village of Chelsea - (MI) (#3415)Municipal3,3421.36x/yr470 min (7.8h)347 min10.24 ¢/kWh