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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
Stragetic Progress Report
Every five years GHBLP convenes to create a strategic plan that determines our direction for the short term, allowing us to align our vision with community feedback at regular intervals. Our FY 2017-2021 Strategic Plan did just that, and we're pleased to present the successes of that plan with you, including how we have worked hard to follow our community's...
GHBLP Celebrates Its 125 Year Anniversary, Invites Community to Open House Event
Grand Haven Board of Light and Power (GHBLP) is celebrating 125 Years of Service to the greater Grand Haven community on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, with a community open house from 5-7 PM at their Service Center, 1700 Eaton Drive, hosting live music, free refreshments, and fun giveaways. Grand Haven's electric utility was created on September 29, 1896, when citizens...
GHLP Partners with New Solar Project Under Construction in Michigan
Invenergy has completed term and construction financing for the 200MW Calhoun Solar project, which is currently under construction and scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2022. Located in Calhoun County, it will support approximately 300 jobs over the course of the construction period. Invenergy senior vice president Anneli Alers said: "Invenergy is proud to achieve construction financing for the Calhoun...
What’s Next for Grand Haven’s Sustainable Energy Future?
In 2018, the GHBLP Board and City Council voted 4-0 and 5-0 respectively to direct the utility to develop a plan for local generation and a heat source for the city’s snowmelt system. After nearly three years — and over $1 million of studies, design, and development — support for the project on the Board and City Council, and within...
GHBLP 125th Anniversary Celebration
Join us in celebrating the power of hard work and service to our community on Wednesday, September 29 from 5-7 PM at our Service Center, 1700 Eaton Drive as we commemorate the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power's 125th Anniversary! We will be hosting live music, refreshments, and fun giveaways, so be sure to stop by!
GHBLP to Consider Project and Bonding Revisions
Grand Haven Board of Light and Power is expected to consider revisions to the $45 million Sims site redevelopment project and its bond financing plan, including potentially removing the local power generation component and relocating other necessary facilities elsewhere, at their upcoming August 19th meeting. In 2018, the Board and City Council voted 4-0 and 5-0 respectively to develop a...