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External Phone Line Issues

External Phone Line Issues Friday, July 31, 2020 – We are experiencing external phone line issues. We will keep you informed as we receive updates. If you need to contact us immediately, please email our Customer Account Representatives at customerservice@ghblp.org or visit our Service Center at 1700 Eaton Drive, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. Thank you...
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GHBLP Diesel Plant – Property Sale and Redevelopment RFP

RE: GHBLP Diesel Plant - Property Sale and Redevelopment RFP To Potential Proposer/Developer: We would appreciate your review and consideration of the enclosed Request for Proposal concerning the Grand Haven Diesel Plant property. Operations at the plant were recently discontinued, and the property declared excess and not needed to continue operations of the utility. Now, the Grand Haven Board of...
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External Phone Line Issues

Friday, July 17, 2020 - We are experiencing external phone line issues. We will keep you informed as we receive updates. If you need to contact us immediately, please email our Customer Account Representatives at customerservice@ghblp.org or visit our Service Center at 1700 Eaton Drive, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. Thank you for your understanding during...
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Michigan public power utilities rally to help each other in wake of storms and outages

June 22, 2020 - Paul Ciampoli, American Public Power Association  In the wake of severe storms that recently hit parts of Michigan, several public power utilities rallied to help each other with power restoration efforts. During the week of June 8, storms with strong winds hit the public power communities of Holland and Zeeland, Mich., hard. In response, the Zeeland...
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Board approves Fiscal Year 2021 budget, resets Power Cost Adjustment to Zero

GHBLP’s Board of Directors adopted a business plan for Fiscal Year 2021 at its May 21, 2020 meeting, which is comprised of the annual budget and long-term capital improvement plan. Base customer rates have been held constant in the budget since July 1, 2016, and will remain so in the Fiscal Year 2021. Purchase power costs are passed on directly...
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Michigan Payment Protection Program

To our local small businesses, Do you need assistance through the COVID-19 crisis? What is the Small Business Payment Protection Program? The Michigan Paycheck Protection Program (MiPPP) provides small businesses in Michigan COVID-19 relief, giving funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Funds...
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The GHBLP Provides Critical Essential Services to the Greater Grand Haven Community

BLP lineworkers, tree crews and meter technicians must continue working to maintain our distribution system to keep the lights & power on for our customers. BLP operators, customer service members and administration teams perform essential behind-the-scenes work to ensure customers are served and the entire system remains operational throughout this crisis and beyond. We are working hard on your behalf...
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PHONE SCAM

GHBLP Customers are currently receiving #SCAM phone 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 Department of Public Safety 616-842-3460.
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Harbor Island Site Improvements and Rollout of Advanced Meter Infrastructure

COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Grand Haven – At last week’s Board of Directors meeting, the Board of Light and Power approved contracting with Catskill Remedial Contracting Services, Inc in the amount of $2,064,061, contingent on receiving the necessary permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (MDEGLE), to perform the clean closure of the coal...
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March 19, 2020 Board Meeting Agenda

The agenda for the March 19, 2020 Board of Directors meeting will be limited to only the items the Board needs to address this month. We encourage those wishing to make “public comment”  who may not want to attend the meeting in person to do so by recording their comment in writing and submitting it into our parking lot drop...