Consumers Energy Restores Power to over 172,000 Following Overnight Storms

Consumers Energy Restores Power to over 172,000 Following Overnight Storms

Jackson, Mich. Friday, June 12, 2026

Consumers Energy continues restoration efforts following Thursday's severe storms after making strong overnight progress and restoring over 172,000 customers since the start of the multi-day weather event.

"Last night's weather packed a punch, but our system held up well," said Jean Kang, one of Consumers Energy's officers in charge for restoration. "Our crews made significant progress overnight and are continuing to work around the clock until every last customer is restored as quickly and safely as possible."

Crews remain focused on the hardest hit communities today, assessing damage, repairing infrastructure and restoring service. Additional resources will be deployed as needed to support restoration efforts.

Consumers Energy restoration crews will continue working until every customer affected by this series of storms has power restored.

Customers are urged to keep themselves and others safe by following these safety tips:

• Be alert to crews working along roadsides.
• Stay at least 25 feet away from downed power lines, and report unguarded downed lines by calling 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050.
• Never use a generator in an attached garage, basement, enclosed patio or near any air intakes. Doing so could cause a generator to produce hazardous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless and deadly gas.Read more guidance on safe generator use here.
• Consumers Energy will trim or remove trees interfering with electric restoration activities. Once safe to do so, clean-up of debris from tree trimming or removal during a storm emergency is the responsibility of individual property owners.
• In some cases, the mast that holds the electric service wires to a home or business may have been damaged or torn away. Crews will reconnect the wires to a home, but only a licensed electrician can repair or replace a mast or a cable.

Customers can continue to monitor outage updates and statuses by visiting visit www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter for tips to stay safe and prepare their homes for possible outages. Customers can also sign up for outage alerts at ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts and receive real-time updates.

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