Nearly 2/3rds of Consumers Energy Customers Restored
A Consumers Energy lineman works on power restoration. Consumers Energy photo. (August 4, 2022 5:22 PM) Consumer Energy crews have restored power to nearly 2/3rds of customers that were impacted by thunderstorms and 60 mph winds yesterday afternoon and evening. More than 210 crews have worked through last night and today to restore 58,000 customers. “Our crews are incredible. Because of their efforts, we are still on track to meet our restoration target of having a large majority of impacted customers back on by the end of the day and a few of the hardest hit areas restored Friday,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s officer in charge for today’s power restoration work. “We appreciate how cooperative and understanding our customers have been. We’ll continue to work through the evening and overnight to finish the job.” More than 91,000 customers were impacted by yesterday’s hazardous storms. As of 4:15 p.m., less than 35,000 customers were without power. The majority of outages are in Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Calhoun, Washtenaw and Genesee counties. As of 5:22 PM, 7,661 Jackson County customers are without power. Consumers Energy crews are working even as more rain continues to hit the state. Restoration times can…
