When will the power be back in Ontonagon County, MI?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Michigan
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customers reported out in Ontonagon County, MI
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~2.3 hr, based on 93 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 5:21 AM EDT.
22county-wide trend of customers without power · last 6.1 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
Ontonagon County Rural Electric Association — 2 customers reported out
⚡ No power in Ontonagon, MI? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
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.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Michigan Electric Cooperatives ↗, Xcel Energy and We Energies, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Upper Peninsula Power Company 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. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.
Outage history — Ontonagon County, MI
Last significant outage: Jul 27, 2026 — peaked at 375 customers, restored in ~22.2 hr (weather alert).
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 — Ontonagon County, MI
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
93 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in fall.
That is shorter than the Michigan norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~4.5 hr.
Largest on record: ~4,600 customers out in July 2020, restored after about 11.5 hr.
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.
Communities covered
Communities in Ontonagon County include Bergland, Bohemia, Bruce Crossing, Carp Lake, Ewen, Greenland, Haight and Interior. 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 Ontonagon County, MI?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Ontonagon include Michigan Electric Cooperatives, Xcel Energy, We Energies and others — 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.
