500 crews are mobilized to help restore power to over 216,000 homes and businesses.
Consumers Energy is starting an around-the-clock effort to restore power after a line of devastating storms rampaged across Michigan late Thursday and early this morning, delivering powerful winds and hail and toppling trees and power lines.
Some 500 crews from Consumers Energy and Michigan contractors are mobilized to help restore power to over 216,000 homes and businesses. The company also is working to secure more crews to power the restoration effort.
“We recognize that many communities will be waking up to the impact of this tremendous storm system, and our commitment is to help them recover,” said Chris Wisniewski, one of Consumers Energy’s Officers in Charge for this storm. “That means we will be putting every available resource to work today, ensuring we safely and quickly restore power to customers who count on us.”
The line of storms brought reports of 70 mph winds, tornado sightings, hail and other damage to homes and businesses. High winds should continue through the day Friday, but Consumers Energy will be restoring power as long as it is safe.
View the Outage Map for the latest on restoration efforts in your area.Before we disconnect the service to your business, we’ll send you a notice 10 days in advance. The notice indicates when your service may be shut off and how you can avoid it. Please check your online profile now to make sure we have your correct contact information.
If you receive a shut-off notice, you have options. Contact us and we’ll walk you through the choices.
Even if you cannot pay your bill in-full, we can help you create a payment arrangement. The arrangement is easy – you make a down payment toward your bill, and then pay the remaining balance in installments. To learn more about our payment options, click here.
Our goal is to keep your service connected, but there are circumstances when all other arrangements have failed, such as:
If you do not contact us and our field employees begin the shut-off process, you cannot pay them to prevent your service from being disconnected.
Note: When you make a payment arrangement with us, you surrender your right to go before a Utility Hearing Officer.
If your service experienced a shut-off at your business, we’ll work with you to restore it. To begin the process, we need you to:
Emergencies, storm restoration and other factors may affect this schedule.
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