Consumers Energy Work Will Interrupt Electric Service for Some Kent
County Customers Early Saturday Morning
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 5, 2017 – A 30-minute electric interruption is scheduled to
begin at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in portions of Gaines Township and the city of Kentwood, allowing
utility crews to safely perform work on transmission equipment to maintain reliable service.
Approximately 2,400 customers will be affected by the interruption. The work involves
taking a Consumers Energy electrical substation near 68th Street and Kalamazoo Avenue SE out
of service for electric transmission provider ITC to safely access and repair equipment on a
138,000-volt power line. The outage is expected to last no more than 30 minutes and affects Kent
County customers roughly a mile east and west of Kalamazoo Avenue SE from Christie Avenue
SE south to approximately 100th Street SE.
Customers had received postcards notifying them of the scheduled outage for 2 a.m. The
outage time was moved to 2:30 a.m. per a customer’s request. The backup date is 2:30 a.m.
Sunday.
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest utility, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy
(NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and electricity to 6.7 million of the state’s 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
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Media Contacts: Roger Morgenstern, (616)-530-4364 or Debra Dodd, (517)-545-8711
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