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Consumers Energy giving out free Frosty Boy ice cream to residents impacted by storms

Consumers Energy
Posted at 2:48 PM, Aug 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-12 14:48:33-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Consumers Energy is giving out free ice cream cones at Frosty Boy of Cascade to thank residents for their patience during this week’s power outages.

It’ll be from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release.

More than 350,000 Michigan homes and businesses have lost power over two days of severe weather across the state, Consumers Energy said.

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Restoration work will likely continue into the weekend.

Consumers Energy says the storms rank among the 10 largest in the company’s history based on total customer outages.