Swartz Creek overnight outage to affect 3,730 customers

SWARTZ CREEK, Mich. (WJRT) — Consumers Energy will conduct overnight scheduled grid upgrades on July 23 in Swartz Creek, impacting 3,730 customers.

The work will begin at 11 p.m. Thursday, July 23, and is expected to last approximately eight hours. The upgrades include improvements to substation equipment designed to modernize the system, improve performance and reduce the likelihood of unplanned outages.

“We understand losing power, even temporarily, can be inconvenient for families and businesses, especially during warm weather,” said Herrygers.

“That’s why we are intentionally scheduling this outage overnight to minimize disruption for our customers while crews complete critical upgrades to improve system reliability,” Herrygers said. “We appreciate our customers’ patience as this work helps reduce the risk of unplanned outages in the future.”

Customers located in the following areas will be affected:

• South of M-21 to just north of W. Reid Road
• Nichols Road to just east of S. Elms Road
• Just east of Nichols Road to just west of Elms Road

Consumers Energy has notified customers in the affected areas via postcard.

If the work must be rescheduled, a backup date is planned for Thursday, July 30, with work to begin at 11 p.m. Consumers Energy customers are encouraged to sign up for outage alerts at www.ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts to receive real-time updates on their service.