When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Pontiac, MI?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Oakland County, Michigan
136
customers reported out in Pontiac · live from DTE Electric
Outage detected in Pontiac — gathering data to estimate restoration.
Across the whole county (Oakland, MI, all utilities): 217 reported out, county-wide outlook still growing right now — already running longer than the typical past outage here (~10 hr start to finish), based on 16 past outages — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Pontiac figure above.
Updated 11:47 PM EDT.
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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 Pontiac

Pontiac is a city of about 62,528 residents in Oakland County.

DTE Electric has reported outages for Pontiac by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Pontiac 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 Pontiac:

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

Around Pontiac: the closest other places we track are Auburn Hills, about 3 miles to the northeast; Rochester Hills, about 7 miles to the east; Birmingham, about 8 miles to the southeast; and Troy, about 9 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Rochester (9 mi E), Beverly Hills (9 mi S), Clawson (10 mi SE), Berkley (12 mi SE), Royal Oak (12 mi SE), Southfield (12 mi S), Farmington Hills (12 mi S) and Madison Heights (14 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Port Huron (49 mi); east toward Sterling Heights (14 mi); southeast toward Oak Park (14 mi); south toward Farmington (14 mi); southwest toward Wixom (15 mi); west toward East Lansing (61 mi); and northwest toward Fenton (24 mi).

Who serves Pontiac?

We track live outage data from DTE Electric and Consumers Energy in Oakland County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Pontiac

Pontiac's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 358 customers out, and was restored in 10 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Oct 2 — 358 customers out, restored in 10 hours
  • Oct 1 — 79 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Sep 23 — 193 customers out, restored in 5 hours
  • Sep 21 — 74 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 Oakland County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12 hr. The full record for Oakland County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Pontiac, MI?

To check your own street, search a Pontiac ZIP code — 48340, 48341, 48342 or 48343 — and the map opens on that area.

Pontiac, MI — live power outage tracker