We are shifting the focus of our restoration efforts fully on the hardest hit areas impacted by the brutal weather system that brought high winds, ice, and snow to northern Michigan Sunday and Monday.

Deploying nearly all company and contractor resources to northern Michigan today, over 700 crews are working 16-hour shifts to restore power in primarily Alcona, Crawford, Iosco, Manistee, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford counties.

“Now that conditions are safe to do so, we are fully deployed on the ground today in northern Michigan working around the clock to restore service to our hardest hit customers as quicky and safely as possible,” said Jean Kang, vice president of generation operations for Consumers Energy. “Despite frigid temperatures, we expect weather conditions will improve over the next 24 hours and allow us to make significant progress in the hardest hit areas.”

Impacted customers are encouraged to call 2-1-1 to locate a warming center in their area.

Consumers Energy has mobile command centers and storm trailers in Houghton Lake and Cadillac in addition to an emergency response unit providing communities with much needed aid throughout the day and will continue restoration efforts and damage assessments until every customer’s power is back on. A storm trailer is also stationed in Alcona County.

View the Outage Map for the latest on restoration efforts in your area.