News & Information
Happy Labor Day from your community owned electric utility!
REMINDER: The BLP Service Center will be closed Monday, September 2, 2019 and will re-open 7:30am on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Click here to make a payment or call our toll-free number 1-844-749-3055. Wishing your a safe and Happy Labor Day!
New Matching Rebate Opportunity for BLP Commercial & Industrial Customers
Small Manufacturers Energy Waste Reduction Incentive Pilot The Michigan Energy Office (MEO) is offering rebates to small manufacturers in Michigan to implement energy efficiency activities that can be completed between October 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020. The maximum rebate award is $15,000 per company, with a minimum 100% match requirement. Applying for the rebates is intended to be straight forward...
Just Released our Annual Summary Report – 2018 Energy Waste Reduction Program & Renewable Energy Plan
The GHBLP mission is to meet our community's expectations for quality local electric utility service that returns value to our customers and the community as a whole. This report covers some of the efforts by the GHBLP to support energy efficiency, waste reduction, conservation and renewable energy utilization.
Public Power Daily
The Grand Haven Board of Light & Power was featured in the American Public Power Association Daily Newsletter -
Congressmen Huizenga visits GHBLP
Congressman Huizenga met with GHBLP officials David Walters, General Manager; Renee Molyneux, Administrative Service Manager and Erik Booth, Power Supply Manager joined by Patrick Bowland, CEO/General Manager of MPPA and Katie Abraham, Executive Director of MMEA to discuss the June 1, 2020 closure of Sims power plant on Harbor Island in Grand Haven, Michigan. Part of that discussion included site...
Happy Fourth of July
REMINDER: Our Service Center will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019 and will re-open with normal business hours on Friday, July 5, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm. To pay your electric bill, call toll free 1-844-749-3055 or access your SmartHub account, click here for ways to make a payment: Pay My Bill
CUSTOMER ALERT
Grand Haven Board of Light & Power customers have recently been experiencing a number of fraud calls. If someone calls threatening to cut off your power if you don't pay, hang up. THIS IS A SCAM! BLP Customer Account Representatives would not initiate contact to request credit card and personal information over the phone. Always report telephone scams to the...
The end of an era by Alexander Sinn, Grand Haven Tribune
A pair of fluffy, fiery falcon chicks living high above Harbor Island will be the J.B. Sims plant’s final residents. The closure of the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power’s coal-fired plant a year from now spells the end of the era for West Michigan’s most productive peregrine falcon chick banding site. The two chicks, one male and one...
BLP replaces canceled wind investment with lower-cost solar, by ALEXANDER SINN, Grand Haven Tribune
The Board of Light & Power is banking on renewable energy sources to provide the Grand Haven area's power supply long into the future. A wind project in the Thumb region of Michigan, to which the BLP had committed, was recently canceled. Instead of wind, the local utility will be getting increased solar power. The BLP had invested in a...
Just released – Commercial & Industrial Energy Waste Reduction 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...