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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
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...