Power outages in Chelsea, MI
Live outages for Chelsea and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Chelsea has 5,424 residents.
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ChelseaWashtenaw CountyConsumers Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outage history in Washtenaw County, which includes Chelsea
2014–2025 recordWashtenaw County averaged 12.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Michigan counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 4. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 19 hours, starting March 30, 2025.
The largest on record began February 22, 2023, with 79,028 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
12.7significant 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.3 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.7.1 dayslongest on record (February 2023)
79,028most 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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| February 22, 2023 | 79,028 | 7.1 days | 5,953,223 |
| August 11, 2021 | 68,416 | 6 days | 4,456,836 |
| March 3, 2023 | 39,558 | 3 days | 1,327,687 |
| July 19, 2019 | 36,636 | 5 days | 1,476,484 |
| July 26, 2023 | 34,976 | 3.5 days | 1,514,264 |
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.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Consumers Energy: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.