Consumers Energy Co, MI
Power reliability at Consumers Energy Co
Consumers Energy Co customers in Michigan are among the worst-served in the country: 1.4 outages last year, 13.7 hours without power in total. That is 22% more outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Consumers Energy Co looks like
Outages here average 9.7 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Consumers Energy Co customers need a generator
Serving 1,899,459 customers here, Consumers Energy Co is among the least reliable grids in the country on file. You should get a generator here; going without one means betting against the grid's own filed history.
Where this number comes from
Consumers Energy Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Michigan territory, serving 1,899,459 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Michigan average instead of just this one utility? Michigan's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.