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UPPCO 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…
UPPCO 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…
UPPCO 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…
