Upper Peninsula Power Company, MI
Power reliability at Upper Peninsula Power Company
Upper Peninsula Power Company customers in Michigan lost power 2.2 times last year, 7.4 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 34% less outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
How long a single Upper Peninsula Power Company outage runs
Outages here average 3.4 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.
The generator question for Upper Peninsula Power Company
Serving 58,485 customers here, This is not a borderline case - Upper Peninsula Power Company's outage record alone is reason enough to get a backup generator before the next one hits.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Upper Peninsula Power Company files with federal regulators every year - serving 58,485 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Michigan average instead of just this one utility? Michigan's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.