Overview
- Utilities reported about 47,000 customers still without electricity statewide on Tuesday, including roughly 30,000 from Consumers Energy.
- Outages peaked near 100,000 during the worst of the storm as blizzard conditions hit the Upper Peninsula and wind gusts reached up to 72 mph.
- Officials attributed the damage to a two-step hit of Friday’s ice buildup followed by high winds and snow that brought trees and lines down.
- Consumers Energy said 630 crews, including out-of-state and Canadian teams, are working the largest pockets in Mid-Michigan and the U.P.
- DTE’s outage map showed roughly 300 customers out by Tuesday afternoon, and the utility said recent grid upgrades have shortened restorations while urging people to stay at least 20–25 feet from downed lines.