When will the power be back in Berrien County, MI?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Berrien County, MI right now.

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Elsewhere in Michigan: 2,738 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:02 AM EDT.

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Who serves Berrien County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Indiana Michigan Power and Midwest Energy & Communications, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Niles also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Berrien County, MI

Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 1,023 customers, restored in ~3.5 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 19 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Berrien County, MI

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 1,110 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 7 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~4.7 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~19,751 customers out in May 2025, restored after about 47.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2018.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Cities we track in Berrien County

Niles

Communities in Berrien County include Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Bridgman, Berrien Springs, Watervliet and New Buffalo. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Berrien County, MI?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Berrien include Indiana Michigan Power, Midwest Energy & Communications and City of Niles — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Cass County · Van Buren County · St. Joseph County · Kalamazoo County · Allegan County · Branch County · Barry County · Ottawa County

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