Only West Virginia was worse. A Shelby Township waterproofing contractor says a battery backup sump pump buys hours, and Michigan outages can run for days.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Michigan homes spent more time without electricity in 2025 than homes in almost any other state. Federal reliability data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration puts the average Michigan customer at 671.5 minutes without power for the year, a little over 11 hours. The national average was 262.6 minutes, under four and a half hours. Only West Virginia ranked worse.
For most people that means spoiled food and a long night. For a house with a sump pump it can mean a flooded basement…