Consumers Energy working to restore power to 10K residents after Thursday's storms

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — While thousands of people are still waiting to get their power back, some are just starting the long road to recovery.

Consumers Energy told News Channel 3 Monday they are in the homestretch of getting everyone’s power back on.

But some residents in the area say it’s been a waiting game. They get a notification that their power is going to come back on, and then it gets pushed back.

“We got a text saying 1:00 today [Monday],” Robin Curtis, a Battle Creek resident, said. “It’s past one now, tomorrow night 10:45 p.m., so we have to wait another 24 hours, so it’s been a long storm.”

Curtis hasn’t had power for several days, and has been relying on a generator. She’s just one of nearly 2,500 people in Calhoun County who are waiting for their lights to come back on.

Brian Wheeler, a spokesperson with Consumers Energy, told News Channel 3 they have 700 crews, eight of which are from out of state that are working around the clock to restore power.

So far, Consumers Energy has restored about 95%, but Wheeler knows it’s tough for people still waiting, especially as families need to keep food refrigerated.

“We know it’s been a few days for people, and people have been waiting very patiently for power to come back on, so we are focused on making those final repairs to get power back on to everybody,” Wheeler said.

Consumers Energy hopes to have everyone’s power restored by the end of the day Monday.