Public Power Utilities in Michigan: Full List (43)

Public power utility	Retail electric customers
City of Lansing	99,649
City of Holland	31,457
City of Bay City	20,366
City of Marquette	17,166
City of Grand Haven	15,117
City of Traverse City	13,146
Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm	12,856
City of South Haven	8,712
Coldwater Board of Public Util	7,829
City of Escanaba	7,320
City of Sturgis	7,173
City of Zeeland	7,041
City of Niles	6,646
Hillsdale Board of Public Wks	6,148
City of Petoskey	5,383
City of Marshall	4,629
City of Charlevoix	4,590
City of Harbor Springs	3,855
Village of Chelsea	3,342
City of Eaton Rapids	3,297
City of Lowell	3,158
City of Dowagiac	3,073
City of Gladstone	2,687
City of Portland	2,575
City of Negaunee	2,263
City of Norway	2,257
City of St Louis	1,989
Village of Paw Paw	1,836
City of Crystal Falls	1,603
Village of Union City	1,549
Village of Clinton	1,488
Newberry Water & Light Board	1,429
City of Hart Hydro	1,409
City of Croswell	1,292
Village of Sebewaing	1,183
Village of L'Anse	1,154
City of Wakefield	1,018
Village of Baraga	809
City of Stephenson	484
Village of Daggett	123
Michigan Public Power Agency	Not published
Michigan South Central Power Agency	Not published
U S Army Corps of Engineers	Not published

Largest first by retail electric customers, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 final data. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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