Power outages in Bessemer, MI
Live outages for Bessemer and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Bessemer has 1,787 residents.
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BessemerGogebic County
Outage history in Gogebic County, which includes Bessemer
2014–2025 recordGogebic County averaged 23.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Michigan counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 30. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.7 days, starting November 26, 2025.
The largest on record began April 16, 2016, with 7,636 customers out at once.
23.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.3.7 dayslongest on record (November 2025)
7,636most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| April 16, 2016 | 7,636 | 3 hours | 17,865 |
| March 22, 2021 | 7,561 | 7 hours | 19,885 |
| December 14, 2020 | 7,499 | 1.5 hours | 11,194 |
| July 27, 2021 | 5,840 | 2 days | 90,055 |
| May 31, 2022 | 5,795 | 29 hours | 29,323 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.