Planned power outage to affect over 900 homes south of Jackson

VANDERCOOK LAKE, MI — About 900 homes and businesses south of Jackson will experience power outages Saturday during planned energy grid upgrades.

Consumers Energy will interrupt electricity to about 910 customers in Vandercook Lake from 11 p.m. Saturday, March 22, through 6 a.m. Sunday morning, company officials said in a news release.

Consumers Energy crews will work overnight to replace poles, lines and other high-voltage equipment that carries power throughout the region, officials said. The outage will take place in the area south of Cass Avenue, west of Draper Road, north of Jefferson Road and east of Echo Beach Drive.

“The system will be stronger and more modernized, but to do it we have to interrupt power for some time Saturday night going into Sunday,” spokesperson Brian Wheeler said. “In the long run, this is something that’ll mean better, more reliable service for our customers.”

Customers who will be affected should have received postcards providing advance notice of the outage, Chris Laird, Consumers Energy’s vice president of electric distribution, said.

Officials said Consumers Energy typically schedules such work overnight when many people are asleep, minimizing disruptions to businesses and other activities.

If the work needs to be rescheduled, the backup date will be Saturday, March 29, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., officials said. Customers should call Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050 for questions or concerns.

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