Outages
UPPCO MAKES PROGRESS RESTORING POWER AFTER BLIZZARD
Marquette – UPPCO has continued working closely with county road commissions to gain access to roads that were impassable during the blizzard. High snow drifts and whiteout conditions have made restoration efforts extremely challenging. “Since the storm began, we’ve been able to restore power to 646 customers. Crews were dispatched early this morning and continue…
Read MoreBLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPACT RESTORATION EFFORTS
Marquette – Due to the magnitude of ongoing winter storm activity and its widespread impact, customers who are currently without power should plan for their outage to extend into tomorrow afternoon. Significant drifting and blowing snow has made accessing most areas impossible. UPPCO crews are ready to respond, safely, as soon as weather subsides. “We’re…
Read MoreUPPCO RESPONDS TO WINTER STORM
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is actively working to restore power to more than 2,200 customers across Alger, Baraga, Delta, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, and Schoolcraft counties. All available UPPCO crews, in addition to contract crews secured in advance, have been dispatched to restore service. Heavy, wet snow and strong, gusting winds…
Read MoreUPPCO THANKSGIVING STORM RESTORATION PROGRESS
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) continued to make progress in the Western Upper Peninsula overnight. Trees on lines, wires down, and broken poles continue to be the primary causes of remaining outages. Throughout the storm, restoration efforts have focused on getting the largest number of customers restored as quickly as possible. With just…
Read MoreUPPCO MAKES PROGRESS ON STORM RESTORATION
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) crews have been busy working on Thanksgiving Day to restore power in the Western Upper Peninsula and Alger County. With daylight hours, a weakened storm, and additional contractor crews, our teams have reduced the number of outages from ~5,000 this morning to ~1,300 this afternoon. The largest outages…
Read MoreUPPCO LINE CREWS WORK THROUGH EVENING TO RESTORE SERVICE
Marquette – Nearly 5,000 Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) customers remain without power this morning following a strong wave of winter weather that brought heavy snow and high winds across the region. UPPCO and contracted crews worked through the evening in whiteout conditions and sustained winds, with additional crews now en route to assist…
Read MoreThanksgiving Storm Warming Shelter Information
UPPCO is aware of the following warming shelters and contacts during the Thanksgiving storm: Houghton County: Bootjack Fire Hall: throughout Thanksgiving Day While this is not an exhaustive list, it will be updated as we become aware of more locations. *updated 9:00am 11/27
Read MoreUPPCO CONTINUES RESTORATION EFFORTS ON THANKSGIVING STORM
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) crews are working diligently to assess damage and restore power across the Northwestern Upper Peninsula. Since the storm began early this morning, crews have restored power to 10,693 customers. UPPCO crews will continue working through the night with additional contract crews scheduled to be deployed tomorrow morning, Thursday,…
Read MoreUPPCO RESPONDS TO THANKSGIVING STORM
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is actively working to restore power in Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga Counties. Blizzard conditions and oversaturated ground are making travel and line access challenging, which may extend restoration times. We’ve added contractor crews in Ontonagon and Houghton to support our teams already in the field. We’re closely…
Read MoreREGIONAL OUTAGE AFFECTING UPPCO CUSTOMERS
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is aware of multiple outages across the Western Upper Peninsula including parts of UPPCO’s service territory. These outages are related to the transmission infrastructure that delivers electric power to UPPCO’s system. At this time, power is actively being restored. We’re still experiencing high call volumes and site traffic,…
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