JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 25, 2021 -- Consumers Energy crews have already restored power to over 30,000 customers after more than 500 lineworkers worked through the night following another severe weather system that hit Michigan on Tuesday. More than 70,000 total customers were impacted.
“The severe weather we saw once again left behind a path of destruction, and now our crews are back at it to restore power as quickly and safely as possible to all of our impacted customers,” said Guy Packard, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations. “We appreciate our customers’ patience as crews work around the clock to evaluate the damage and turn the lights back on for everyone.”
Consumers Energy expects expect a large portion of the impacted customers to be restored by the end of Wednesday night.
Severe weather, including heavy rains and reports of 60 mph winds, started hitting West Michigan and the lakeshore after 5 p.m. last night. Customers can report an outage and check the status of outage by visiting www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter. Customers can also sign up to get outage alerts and restoration times sent to a phone, email or text message, Text ‘REG' to 232273 or visit www.ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts.
Packard urged people to stay at least 25 feet away from downed power lines, keep children or pets away, and report the issue by calling 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050. Consumers Energy asks the public to keep a safe distance from crews due to health precautions and to allow them to do their work.
Consumers Energy also asks the public to keep important safety tips in mind:
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