HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Some Allegan and Ottawa County residents remain waiting for power to be restored to their homes and businesses.
Consumers Energy crews have been working since storms Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9 and 10, 2020, rolled through the area, cutting power to 270,000 customers.
A utility spokesman said service would be restored to the remaining 37,000 customers by late Saturday, June 13, 2020.
Customers can report an outage, check the status of an outage and get useful tips what to do after a storm by visiting 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 customers and the public to stay at least 25 feet away from downed wires, keep children or pets away, and report the issue by calling 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050. Consumers Energy crews are taking extra health and safety precautions because of the COVID-19 situation and asks the public to keep at least six feet of distance from its crews.
Consumers Energy officials shared the following reminders:
- Crews are working along roads. Drivers should slow down or stop and wait for oncoming traffic to clear so they safely can go past workers on roadsides.
- Call 211 if you are looking for help connecting to temporary shelter or other resources that offer assistance in your community.
- 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.
- Consumers Energy will trim or remove trees interfering with electric restoration activities. Debris clean-up of tree trimming or removal during a storm emergency is the responsibility of individual property owners.
- Some customers will have to hire a licensed electrician to replace a damaged section called the mast, which holds the electric service wires to a customer’s home or business. Crews will reconnect the wires to a home, but only a licensed electrician can repair or replace a mast or a cable.
Learn more at ConsumersEnergy.com/outagemap
