Public Power Coloring Contest

The Grand Haven Board of Light & Power is throwing a coloring contest for all budding artists in grades one through four! Join the fun and help us light up Public Power Week from Oct. 6-12. Let's celebrate alongside over 2,000 other superhero-like, community-driven electric utilities, shining a light on 49 million Americans. Our Public Power Coloring Contest aims to spark excitement and knowledge about how electricity powers up our awesome community! Let's color our way to a brighter future together!

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TRANSMISSION RELATED OUTAGE AFFECTS BLP SYSTEM GRAND HAVEN, MICH., Sept. 9, 2024 – The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power experienced a system-wide outage on Monday, September 9, 2024, due to a failure in one of the substations.   “It’s been a really long time since we’ve experienced an outage of this magnitude,” explained […]

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BLP Selects Rob Shelley General Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLP SELECTS ROB SHELLEY GENERAL MANAGER GRAND HAVEN, MICH., Sept. 6, 2024 – The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power unanimously voted to name Robert Shelley as the organization’s new general manager at its special meeting last night. The decision follows a comprehensive national search and hiring process through MyCoff, Fry […]

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General Manager Interviews

The interviews with the finalists for the General Manager position were conducted on Monday, August 12th during a public Special Meeting of the Board of Directors. The interviews were recorded and are available for viewing below. Candidates: Rick Wicklund Erik Booth Robert Shelley Public feedback will be taken into consideration by the Board of Directors […]

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