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Electric utilities serving Houghton County, Michigan
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
3 utilities list Houghton County, Michigan, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Upper Peninsula Power Company, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Ontonagon County R E A.
Their average residential prices ran from 14.76¢ to 27.64¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 21.20¢, against a Michigan average of 19.30¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Michigan customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 743.2 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Michigan utilities reporting was 261.6.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 37,842. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Michigan operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Investor-owned | 47,660 | 27.64¢ | $117.40 | 404.3 | 186.8 |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | Investor-owned | 33,252 | 14.76¢ | $82.79 | 1,082.0 | 218.0 |
| Ontonagon County R E A short form | Cooperative | 5,173 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Michigan. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Ontonagon County R E A 25.79¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Houghton County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 21.20¢ median | 19.30¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $100.10 median | $119.31 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 743.2 median | 261.6 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 202.4 median | 105.0 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 3 | 30 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Houghton County itself.
Population: 37,842 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 3,308 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Michigan counties
- Genesee County 2
- Gladwin County 1
- Gogebic County 5
- Grand Traverse County 5
- Gratiot County 4
- Hillsdale County 2
- Huron County 3
- Ingham County 5
- Ionia County 4
- Iosco County 1
- Iron County 3
- Isabella County 4
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Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Houghton County?
Upper Peninsula Power Company, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. and Ontonagon County R E A list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Houghton County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 14.76¢ to 27.64¢ per kilowatthour across their Michigan customers in 2024; the state average was 19.30¢.
How reliable is power in Houghton County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 743.2 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 202.4 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.