Michiganders waited out the longest power outages in the nation in 2023, while the state’s utilities continued to be some of the country’s least reliable, according to an annual report card produced by a utility watchdog group.

“Despite the words we hear from our utilities about how they are investing in the grid of the future, Michigan utility performance continues to be unacceptably poor,” said Amy Bandyk, executive director of Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, which released its annual report comparing Michigan to 49 other states and the District of Columbia on Thursday, Sept. 4.

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