When will the power be back in Detroit, MI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Detroit is a city of about 645,705 residents in Wayne County.
DTE Electric has reported outages for Detroit by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Detroit 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 Detroit:
+ 34 more ZIP codes in Detroit
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Detroit: the closest other places we track are Hamtramck, about 3 miles to the east; Ferndale, about 5 miles to the north; Oak Park, about 7 miles to the northwest; and Dearborn, about 7 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Warren (9 mi NE), Madison Heights (9 mi N), Royal Oak (9 mi N), Harper Woods (10 mi NE), Dearborn Heights (10 mi SW), Allen Park (10 mi SW), Southfield (10 mi NW) and Lincoln Park (10 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Troy (14 mi); northeast toward Roseville (12 mi); southeast toward Lorain, OH (80 mi); south toward Riverview (15 mi); southwest toward Inkster (13 mi); west toward Garden City (13 mi); and northwest toward Pontiac (21 mi).
Who serves Detroit?
We track live outage data from DTE Electric in Wayne County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Wyandotte Municipal Service Commission also serves parts of Wayne County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Detroit's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 36 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 9 hours.
- Oct 6 — 36 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 6 — 40 customers out, restored in 9 hours
- Oct 5 — 55 customers out, restored in 17 hours
- Oct 4 — 29 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Wayne County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 14 hr. The full record for Wayne County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Detroit, 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 Detroit's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 9 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Detroit, MI?
To check your own street, search a Detroit ZIP code — 48201, 48202, 48204, 48205, 48206, 48207 or any of the other 40 — and the map opens on that area.
