The severe storm that blew through last night left 130,000 customers of Consumers Energy without service. Crews are at work, but not all customers may see service restored until Sunday. “We have been working to restore customers since Thursday evening when the storms first hit northern Michigan,” said Guy Packard, the company’s vice president of electric operations. “Additional storms early Friday across western and central Michigan have us working around the clock to restore power.”
CE offers an outage map that shows areas without power.
Find a complete, updated map by clicking here.
Consumers Energy offers this advice:
- Stay at least 25 feet away from downed power lines. Call 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050 to report downed wires.
- Operating a generator may produce hazardous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless and deadly gas. Never use a generator in an attached garage, basement or near any air intakes, and never fuel a generator when it is running.
- Be alert to crews working along roads and “slow down and go around.” Drivers should slow down or stop and wait for oncoming traffic to clear then safely pass workers on roadsides.
- Customers can sign up to get outage alerts and restoration times sent to a phone, email or text message, Text ‘REG’ to 232273 or visit: www.ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts . Customers can also report an outage, check the status of an outage and get useful tips what to do before, during and after a storm by visiting www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter.
As always, A Plus Electric is standing by to help. If there is storm damage, this information can help you learn what is the responsibility of Consumers Energy or whether you will need an electrician for repairs. If you have damage, call now for quick service. Because so many are affected, waiting may cause delay.
You can reach A Plus Electric 24/7 at this number: (517) 529-0000. If you have a smartphone, simply click the emergency button on this website and it will connect you to your friends at A Plus.
