The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is an electrical power utility provider headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, with service centers in Escanaba, Houghton, Iron River, Ishpeming, Munising and Ontonagon.
Through this agreement, the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan System (WUMS) was created with the ultimate goal of increasing the electrical grid resiliency by coordinating operational tasks such as equipment maintenance and construction of infrastructure facilities.
The separation was effectively completed in 2017 and UPPCO resumed operation as an independent electric utility provider.
The UPPCO service area includes 10 counties in the central and western portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula including: Alger, Delta, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft, Baraga, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon, and Keweenaw.
UPPCO operates multiple electrical power generation plants primarily including hydroelectric dams.