Summer Storms Could Mean Big Blackouts for Michigan

Michigan Tops the Nation for Summer Power Outage Risk

Do you ever get that feeling in the pit of your stomach when the lights flicker in the middle of a Michigan summer storm? It’s not the storm that makes you nervous—it’s that frantic little voice whispering, ‘Please don’t go out…I haven’t charged my phone.

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Welcome to summer in the Mitten State, where the sky can go from blue to green in the snap of a finger, and it's not until then that you realize your backup battery is still dead from the last time it happened.

That Flicker of Doom in a Michigan Storm

Sure, losing power is annoying, but losing it in the summer? It's a cruel joke. No fan, no AC, and within hours, your refrigerator full of perishable snacks and lunchmeats starts to smell like a landfill. And let's not forget about checking if the Wi-Fi is back every fifteen minutes.

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So, how bad is it, really? According to a new study, Michiganders are likely to find out just how bad it gets in 2025

Why Michigan Summers Mean Blackouts

Wolf River Electric, a solar power company based in Minnesota, did the research and has revealed that the Mitten state is America's most at risk for summer power outages.

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What the Study Says About Michigan’s Outage Risk

To see how we earned the ranking, the number of major power outages Michigan experienced in a 5-year period, and the number of hours without power, scroll to the number one entry in States Most at Risk for Summer Power Outages in 2025.