Press Releases
UPPCO MONITORING HIGH WATER FLOWS AT DAM 1 IN ESCANABA
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company is urging the public to stay away from Dam 1 on the Escanaba River near US 41 in Delta County and other hydroelectric facilities due to seasonally high water flows. Be alert for rapidly changing conditions. Significant winter snowfall and high water content in the regional snowpack, combined with…
Read MorePRICKETT LAKE DRAWDOWN PLANNED FOR 2026 RECREATIONAL SEASON
Marquette, Mich. – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) announced today that Prickett Lake will undergo a planned drawdown during the 2026 recreational season to support infrastructure maintenance at the Prickett Dam and Powerhouse. The drawdown will be conducted in two phases. The first phase has already been completed as part of the annual winter drawdown;…
Read MoreUPPCO PREPARES FOR MARCH STORM
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is reminding its customers, and the public, that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Winter Storm Warnings across Central and Western Upper…
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 Urges Caution Before Late December Storm
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is reminding its customers, and the public, that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Blizzard Warnings across Western and the Northcentral Upper…
Read MoreUPPCO URGES CAUTION AROUND HYDROELECTRIC RESERVOIRS WATER LEVELS BEING LOWERED
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs to prepare for melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2026. UPPCO’s hydroelectric project licenses are issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and require these water level changes. The Silver Lake and Hoist Dam reservoirs are…
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 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,…
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