JACKSON, Mich., April 2025 –Consumers Energy crews are responding after widespread wind gusts and severe thunderstorms today have caused over 30,000 homes and businesses to lose power across the Lower Peninsula. Strong wind gusts are expected through the afternoon.
Crews will be working into the evening to assess damage and restore power safely and quickly, with an emphasis on critical customers first. Lineworkers can work as long as 16 hours at a time, and their response will continue until power is restored to everyone.
The public can check the status of outages at www.ConsumersEnergy.com/
Consumers Energy urges the public to keep important safety tips in mind:
- Be alert to crews working along roadsides. Drivers should slow down or stop and wait for oncoming traffic to clear so they can go safely past.
- Stay at least 25 feet away from downed power lines, and to report unguarded downed lines by calling 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050. Consumers Energy reminds people that falsely calling in downed lines actually slows down the restoration process for everyone.
- Never use a generator in an attached garage, basement, enclosed patio or near any air intakes. Doing so could cause a generator to produce hazardous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless and deadly gas. Read more guidance on safe generator use here.
- Consumers Energy will trim or remove trees interfering with electric restoration activities. Once safe to do so, clean-up of debris from tree trimming or removal during a storm emergency is the responsibility of individual property owners.
