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Video: Environmental Clean Up at GHBLP’s Harbor Island Site
For those who were not able to attend live, this community engagement event was hosted on Feb 9, 2021 and featured panel members from Golder Associates and Grand Haven Board of Light & Power.
Open Transparent Operations
Transparency & the Role of a Community-Owned Utility One of the things I value most about working for the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power is the high priority we place on openness and transparency in how we conduct our business. In fact, as one 2,000 public power utilities across the nation, we are required to operate with the...
2021 Commercial & Industrial Brochure
The GHBLP’S Energy Smart Program makes it easy and more affordable for Commercial & Industrial businesses to reduce energy consumption and overall electric charges. The Energy Smart Program provides rebates for qualifying prescriptive and custom energy-saving updates. Whether you run a restaurant, small shop, retail store, or large industrial business, the BLP can help you gain a competitive advantage through...
Video: Understanding a Diversified Power Supply Portfolio
On Jan 26th, 2021, GHBLP hosted a virtual community engagement event to educate, listen and answer questions on the topic of a diversified power portfolio. Video of event was recorded through zoom, and we have uploaded here for community members who were not able to attend live. Presenters: Patrick Bowland, Michigan Public Power Agency (MPPA) CEO & General ManagerDave...
Environmental Clean Up at Harbor Island – Free Virtual Event
Environmental Clean-Up: The conditions and opportunities of Harbor Island Date: Tuesday, 2/9/21 Time: 7:00 PM Topic Overview In preparation for the 2018 decision to schedule J.B. Sims for closure, Grand Haven Board of Light and Power hired Golder Associates, a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm, to evaluate and recommend the appropriate closure of the coal ash handling impoundments along with other...
Flood Plains and Harbor Island
Flood Plains and Harbor Island With the June 1, 2020, retirement and closure of the J.B. Sims plant, Grand Haven now can embrace the opportunity to move forward with more sustainable, reliable and cost-effective energy solutions. In developing the solution of a combined heat and power plant proposed for the former Sims site, Grand Haven Board of Light and Power...
Harbor Island System Design, 2/23/21
Free Virtual Event System Design: A system that works for Grand Haven residents & our snowmelt system Date: Tuesday, 2/23/21Time: 7:00 PM Overview Topic Grand Haven Board of Light and Power’s (GHBLP) plans for an operations and technology center, including combined heat and power generation, at the Harbor Island site are strategic and cost-effective, taking advantage of existing distribution infrastructure...
Environmental Clean Up at Harbor Island, 2/9/21
Free Virtual Event Environmental Clean Up: The conditions and opportunities of Harbor Island Date: Tuesday, 2/9/21Time: 7:00 PM Topic Overview In preparation for the 2018 decision to schedule J.B. Sims for closure, Grand Haven Board of Light and Power hired Golder Associates, a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm, to evaluate and recommend the appropriate closure of the coal ash handling...
Understanding a Diversified Power Supply Portfolio, 1/26/21
Free Virtual Event Powering Community: Understanding a diversified portfolio Date: Tuesday, 1/26/21Time: 7:00 PM Topic Overview Much like a mutual fund or retirement plan stabilizes gains and mitigates risk through diverse investments, we can ensure greater affordability and reliability for our power supply by contracting for capacity and energy from a range of networked resources. This includes supply from...
Upcoming Event – Lakeshore Sustainability Forum: Future of Energy and Water in Grand Haven
JANUARY 28 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lakeshore Sustainability Forum is hosting a discussion on the future of energy and water utilities in Grand Haven highlighting current and pending investments in drinking water, wastewater and stormwater management, and energy generation. Grand Haven Board of Light & Power recently demolished its JB Sims coal plant as part of a transition to a...