9 & 10 News
April 9, 2021
In Antrim County there are about 5,800 power outages.
Kalkaska County has about 2,900 customers without power.
Those power outages are causing some school closings too.
In Antrim County, both Elk Rapids Public Schools and Alba Public Schools will be closed. Kalkaska Public Schools will be closed as well.
Crews are working on those outages now but they say power may not be restored until around noon.
9 & 10 News
March 11, 2021
Outages started out around 7,000 Thursday morning and peaked with more than 13,000 without power all at once early Thursday afternoon.
The largest outage was in Cheboygan County, with more than 5,700 without power. Roscommon had the second highest at 2,518. Isabella County reported about 1,600, Shepherd Public Schools closed because of the outage there.
Clare had more than 1,400 without power, Montmorency reported more than 1,300, and several other counties reported smaller outages.
If your power is out, contact your power provider for an estimated restoration time. Consumers Energy has a map that provides estimated restoration times. And on their website, they warn high winds could accompany outages on Thursday.