News & Information
General Manager Receives High Marks from Board of Directors
COMMUNITY NEWS Grand Haven, MI – On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power held a special closed session meeting to conduct an early out of cycle performance evaluation of David Walters, BLP General Manager, which is typically held in May or June of each fiscal year. The intent of holding the evaluation early was...
GHBLP Honored with National Award for Outstanding Safety Practices
Grand Haven Board of Light & Power was among 138 public power utilities recognized with the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2021. The utility earned second place for utilities in its class (approximately 25-50 full-time employees) for annual worker exposure hours. Grand Haven BLP was one of three utilities from Michigan...
BLP to Consider Reimplementing PCA in FY2023 to Recover Higher Power Supply Costs
COMMUNITY NEWS Grand Haven Board of Light & Power to Consider reimplementING pca in fy2023 to recover HIGHER power supply costs Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | Grand Haven, MI — Grand Haven Board of Light & Power approved contracting with Utility Financial Solutions LLC (UFS) to update a 2021 rate analysis and cost of service study as a reaction to...
Community-Owned & Accountable Power
One of our community’s greatest assets is our municipal power utility. The Grand Haven BLP is accountable to all 14,700 customers throughout the tri-city area who depend on us to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable power. As a not-for-profit, community-owned utility, it is critically important that we listen to all our customer owners through conversations, public comments, and scientific surveys,...
Reflecting on GHBLP Successes in a Challenging Year
As a Board of Directors, we recognize that our GHBLP team has faced a challenging year. They have worked diligently and collaboratively to follow the evolving directives of their governing bodies all while remaining committed to meeting our mission and acting in the best interests of the community in line with our customers’ values. We would like to take this...
2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey Shows Improvements
GreatBlue Research presented results of the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power (GHBLP) 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey to GHBLP directors on Thursday evening. The findings showed improvement across key organizational indicators for both residential and commercial customer ratings. “2021’s ratings represent the hard work and dedication of our GHBLP staff over the past year,” said Board Chair Larry Kieft....
GHBLP 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey Shows Improvement
GreatBlue Research presented results of the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power (GHBLP) 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey to GHBLP directors on Thursday evening. The findings showed improvement across key organizational indicators for both residential and commercial customer ratings. “2021’s ratings represent the hard work and dedication of our GHBLP staff over the past year,” said Board Chair Larry Kieft....
Town Hall Environmental Update Video
On Jan 13, 2021, GHBLP convened a town hall to discuss environmental compliance for the former JB Sims site. Please find a video of that meeting here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyacaKP2uCQ
Town Hall: Sims Site Environmental Update
Please Join Us for a Town Hall Meeting Please join the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power for a Town Hall Meeting to hear an update on the environmental compliance efforts at the former Sims site over the last 6 months. Presenters will include Erik Booth, Operations and Power Supply Manager for GHBLP, and expert representatives from Jaffe Raitt Heuer &...
Strategic Progress Report
We’re pleased to present the successes of our most recent Strategic Plan with you through our first-ever Strategic Progress Report. Learn how GHBLP has worked hard to follow our community's vision, prioritizing reliability, affordability, and sustainability for Grand Haven’s power. Read the Report