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POWER RESTORED: Thousands impacted by early morning power outage, several schools closed

Grand Rapids Power Outage May 8
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Consumers Energy is reporting around 6,000 customers in Grand Rapids are without power.

The affected areas include parts of downtown, Heritage Hill and the East Hills neighborhoods. Treat intersections with dead traffic signals as 4-way stops.

Four GRPS schools are closed due to the power outage. Congress Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy, Innovation Central High School and Grand Rapids Montessori academy and Middle High School are closed. All other schools are open.

Grand Rapids Power Outage May 8

Power has been restored to most customers impacted.

for live updates, go to the Consumers Energy outage map.

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