Monthly Archives: August 2021

(August 15, 2021 9:24 PM) Five days after the first of three storm waves statewide, Consumers Energy announced more than 98% of all electric customers now have power, with most expected to be restored overnight. “We are very pleased with the progress made given the extent of the damage,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations. “With much of the state wrapped up, we’re consolidating crews in the southernmost counties in our final push for this storm.” St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale and Jackson counties experienced significant damage when the third wave of the storm rolled through early Thursday. Packard hosted a call with local leaders and emergency officials in those regions earlier today to update them on progress and answer questions. As outage numbers tick steadily downward, lineworkers will continue around-the-clock restoration work until 100% of service is restored. As of 9:24 PM today, 8,908 customers in Jackson County remain without power. Thousands of workers, including contractors from seven states, have worked tirelessly since late Tuesday with a goal to restore power to all 370,000 homes and businesses that lost power. “Our co-workers – including those helping from other energy companies – go above and beyond to…

A Consumers Energy lineman works on power restoration. Consumers Energy photo. (August 15,2021 12:08 PM) Consumers Energy has restored electric service to over 85 percent of customers who saw powerful storms knock out power this week, making progress toward its goal of completing nearly all restoration work by the end of this weekend.   “All of us at Consumers Energy are grateful for the aid from out-of-state crews, dependable local contractors and our own dedicated field teams who have turned on the lights for 320,000 customers so far following a storm system that left that a trail of destruction across Michigan’s landscape,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations. “We understand how vital electric service is to our customers and are committed to remaining laser-focused on our goal to finish nearly all storm restoration work safely before the weekend is over.” Since late last night, an additional 4,429 Jackson County customers have had electricity restored.  As of 12 PM today, 11,049 customers in Jackson County remain without power in these locations (with number of customers affected):   Brooklyn 2,350 Clarklake 1,088 Concord 887 Grass Lake 993 Hanover 694 Horton 1,029 Jackson 3,025 Parma 880 Rives Junction 5 Spring…