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Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, Agency Partner to Reduce Energy Costs
COMMUNITY NEWS Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light and Power and Ottawa County Community Action Agency partnered on Nov. 14 to host an event offering free home-improvement programming to reduce energy costs for the residents of River Haven, Grand Haven’s largest manufactured home community. The River Haven community, home to 700 units and 2,000 residents, invited residents...
GHBLP Wins Two National Awards for Sustainable Energy Programs and Customer Sastisfaction
GRAND HAVEN, MICH., October 29, 2024 - At the 2024 American Public Power Association (APPA) Customer Connections Conference, the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power (BLP) received a three-year designation as a Smart Energy Provider in addition to earning the 2024 Customer Satisfaction Award. The Smart Energy Provider designation recognizes the utility’s proficiency and commitment to energy efficiency...
Grand Haven BLP Celebrates Public Power Week With Giveaways
COMMUNITY NEWS Grand Haven Board of Light and Power 1700 Eaton Drive, Grand Haven, MI Contact: Erik Booth Phone: (616) 607-1264 E-mail: ebooth@ghblp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND HAVEN, MICH., Oct. 7, 2024 – The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power celebrates Public Power this week with giveaways and the chance to win a Google Nest Smart Thermostat. Every October,...
Grand Haven BLP Responds to Mutual Aid Request in Florida
COMMUNITY NEWS Grand Haven Board of Light and Power 1700 Eaton Drive, Grand Haven, MI Contact: Erik Booth Phone: (616) 607-1264 E-mail: ebooth@ghblp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND HAVEN, MICH., Oct. 8, 2024 – The Grand Haven Board of Light & Power (BLP) has deployed a line crew to respond to requests for mutual aid in the eventual aftermath of Hurricane...
Board of Light & Power Vacancy Appointment Process
Posted: September 18, 2024 Grand Haven, MI- The City of Grand Haven will begin the appointment process for the Board of Light and Power seat vacated by Director Andrea Hendrick on September 18th, 2024. As provided by the City Charter, the City will have 30 days to fill the seat upon vacancy. Sec. 4.13. - Filling vacancies. (a) If a...
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 Rob Shelley, general manager. “The...
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 & Prouse LLC, a leading...
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 before the selection of a...
GHBLP Interviews – GM Position
The Board of Directors will be holding interviews for the General Manager position Location: Central Park Place, Woodbine Room, 421 Columbus Avenue, Grand Haven, MI 49417 Date & Times: Monday, August 12th interviews will be held at 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, and 6:00 pm Board Deliberations at 8:00 pm The first half an hour of each interview will be open...
UPDATE ON SCAM ALERT!
Update to Scam Post from Yesterday. Thank you to all our customers who called us with concerns about people going around claiming to be the BLP. With the assistance of Public Safety, it appears these individuals may be from a company called Vertical Dynamics and are subcontractors for a company called Metronet. Metronet is a high-speed internet provider looking to...