When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Sault Ste. Marie, MI?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Chippewa County, Michigan
No significant county-wide outage reported in Chippewa, MI right now.
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Elsewhere in Michigan: 4,194 customers reported out — statewide status.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie is a city of about 13,288 residents in Chippewa County.

Cloverland Electric Cooperative has reported outages for Sault Ste. Marie by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-16) — so when Sault Ste. Marie is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Sault Ste. Marie:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Sault Ste. Marie: the closest other places we track are Cadillac, about 162 miles to the south, and Mount Pleasant, about 200 miles to the south.

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: south toward Owosso (241 mi) and southwest toward Muskegon (243 mi).

Who serves Sault Ste. Marie?

We track live outage data from Cloverland Electric Cooperative in Chippewa County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie's last tracked outage began Oct 5, peaked at 145 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.

  • Oct 5 — 145 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Oct 2 — 2,798 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 28 — 105 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 25 — 49 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Chippewa County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Chippewa County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Sault Ste. Marie, MI?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Sault Ste. Marie's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Sault Ste. Marie, MI?

To check your own street, search a Sault Ste. Marie ZIP code — 49783 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Sault Ste. Marie specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Sault Ste. Marie we have the city-level view: Cloverland Electric Cooperative has published outages for Sault Ste. Marie under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-16. When Sault Ste. Marie is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Chippewa County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Sault Ste. Marie.

Sault Ste. Marie, MI — live power outage tracker