Monthly Archives: August 2021

Consumers Energy crews work on restoring power in a Jackson neighborhood Friday evening.  Consumers Energy photo. (August 14, 2021 10:10 PM) Consumers Energy has restored power to over 80 percent of Michigan homes and businesses affected by this week’s historic storms. The company says the all-hands-on-deck effort will continue overnight, and almost all restoration work should be complete by the end of the weekend. “We are proud to say we’ve restored power to over 300,000 homes and businesses in less than four days,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations. “We know losing power is a hardship, so we remain grateful for the patience of our friends and neighbors as we make our final push to get the lights back on for everyone.”  More than 2,000 lineworkers, some from as far away as New York and Missouri, will continue to work 16-hour shifts to finish restoring power to all 370,000 homes and businesses that lost power since Tuesday night. This storm was one of the 10 most significant in company history. Since this morning, an additional 3,116 Jackson County customers were restored.  As of 10:07 PM, 15,478 customers in Jackson County remain without power in these locations…

Consumers crews working on restoration in a Jackson neighborhood Friday evening.  Consumers Energy photo. (August 14, 2021 11:40 AM) Consumers Energy and mutual assistance crews from seven states continued working throughout the night and are making progress toward their goal to complete power restoration for most homes and businesses by late tonight. Almost all restoration work is expected to be completed by the end of the weekend. Jackson County was especially hard hit by Thursday morning’s storms.  In the Clark Lake area, Clark Lake Spirit reports numerous centuries-old trees were toppled, dozens of boats sustained damage or were overturned by strong winds, and lines remain down this morning. Since last night, an additional 1,525 Jackson County customers were restored.  As of 11:30 AM today, 18,594 Jackson County customers remain without power in these locations (with number of customers affected): Brooklyn 4,749 Clarklake 1,243 Concord 1,453 Grass Lake 1,188 Hanover 1,050 Horton 1,147 Jackson 4,695 Parma 1,549 Rives Junction 164 Spring Arbor 520 Springport 23 “We are grateful to our Consumers Energy, contractor and mutual assistance crews dedicated to restoring power quickly and safely to customers who lost power during this week’s violent storm system,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice…