Monthly Archives: December 2021

A utility pole toppled during Saturday's storms.  Consumers Energy photo. Consumers Energy 10 PM Storm Update: (December 11, 2021 10:15 PM) Over 322 Consumers Energy restoration crews working through the night after a severe storm featuring high winds over 55 miles per hour swept quickly through Michigan Saturday morning, causing damage and knocking out power to over 150,000 customers. As crews continue assessing the damage caused by the strong winds, they have been able to already restore power to 55,000 customers.  “Our are working safely, tirelessly and efficiently to get the lights on for our neighborhoods and businesses,” said Tim Sparks, one of Consumers Energy’s Officers in Charge for the storm event. “With the winds settled down, our crews are now able to get up and repair a number of broken poles and downed power lines around the state.” A majority of affected customers are expected to be restored by the end of the day Monday. Customers can report an outage and check the status of outage by visiting www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter. Customers can also 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. The strong winds make access…

Downed lines and limbs in a residential neighborhood.  Consumers Energy photo. 5 PM Storm Update from Consumers Energy (December 11, 2021 5:15 PM) Consumers Energy restoration crews are in action after a severe storm featuring high winds over 55 miles per hour swept quickly through Michigan Saturday morning, causing damage and knocking out power to over 146,000 customers. As crews continue assessing the damage caused by the strong winds, they have been able to already restore power to 11,000 customers.  “Our crews in the field are seeing significant damage with trees snapped and lines down across our service territory,” said Melissa Gleespen, Consumers Energy’s Officer in Charge for the storm event. “We thank customers for their patience as we wait for the winds to die down so crews can safely restore power.” The strong winds make access to pole tops and power lines dangerous from bucket trucks, and 268 crews are staged to begin work as soon as they are safely able. Severe weather swept through Michigan knocking out power along the lakeshore, moving across mid and southern Michigan this morning. Winds reportedly over 55 mph knocked down trees, limbs and over 1,800 power lines. As of 5 PM, 5,424…

(December 11, 2021 11:13 AM) Consumers Energy is responding with all hands on deck to a severe storm featuring high winds over 55 miles per hour which swept quickly through Michigan Saturday morning causing damage across West Michigan and into mid-Michigan while knocking out power to over 108,000 Consumers Energy customers. Crews are assessing the damage already caused and getting lineworkers in place for restoration once the storm system ends. “Mother Nature once again caused severe damage across the state,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations. “We are mobilizing crews and stationing them in our hardest hit areas to begin damage assessment and restoration work once the winds die down.” Severe weather started hitting West Michigan and the lakeshore this morning and continue to sweep through mid-Michigan. Winds reportedly over 55 mph knocked down trees, limbs and power lines. A majority of affected customers are expected to be restored by the end of the day Sunday. Customers can report an outage and check the status of outage by visiting www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter. Customers can also 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. Packard…