JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Consumers Energy says it has crews, equipment, and support resources in place across Northern Michigan as communities recover from snow and ice over the last 24 hours.
With high winds expected to continue, the company says it anticipates additional outages and understands those conditions can impact restoration efforts.
Mobile storm units carrying equipment for lineworkers were pre-staged in northern Michigan and are now on their way to Houghton Lake and Alcona County, two areas where storms caused power outages reinforcing crews already on the ground and helping further secure the grid in hard‑hit areas. At the same time, Consumers Energy has staged over 540 crews with additional crews on the way to Michigan to restore power in the region and across the Lower Peninsula as high winds continue to impact the state throughout today.
Consumers Energy crews and equipment are already working in some of the hardest‑hit communities, they say focusing first on securing the grid, preventing further damage, and restoring power as quickly and safely as possible.
Lineworkers are working around the clock in 16-hour shifts.
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