When will the power be back in Traverse City, MI?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 22, 8,694 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.2 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Traverse City, Michigan — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Traverse City is a city in Grand Traverse County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Traverse City directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Traverse City is a city of about 15,782 residents in Grand Traverse County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Traverse City by name, so this page reports the Grand Traverse County county-wide view, which covers Traverse City. If a serving utility does name Traverse City during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Traverse City: 49684 · 49685 · 49686 · 49696 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Traverse City: the closest other places we track are Cadillac, about 36 miles to the south; Escanaba, about 99 miles to the northwest; Alpena, about 108 miles to the east; Muskegon, about 110 miles to the south. Also nearby: Norton Shores (115 mi S), Grand Haven (121 mi S), Walker (122 mi S), Grand Rapids (124 mi S), East Grand Rapids (125 mi S), Grandville (128 mi S), Wyoming (129 mi S), Kentwood (129 mi S). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Sault Ste. Marie (133 mi); southeast toward Flint (153 mi); south toward Holland (136 mi); southwest toward Port Washington, WI (148 mi); west toward Kaukauna, WI (135 mi); northwest toward Marquette (151 mi).
Who serves Traverse City?
We track live outage data from Great Lakes Energy Coop in Grand Traverse County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Traverse City, MI?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Traverse City area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Traverse City, MI?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Traverse City area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Traverse City ZIP code — 49684, 49685, 49686, 49696 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Traverse City, MI?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Grand Traverse County include Great Lakes Energy Coop; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Traverse City specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Grand Traverse County county-wide view, which covers Traverse City. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Traverse City by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Traverse City. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Cadillac (36 mi S) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
