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Bay City

Bay City Electric Light & Power (BCELP) has served the Bay City area since 1868 when it was known as the Bay City Gas Light Company. Today BCELP serves over 20,000 customers in the service area which includes Bay City, and the surrounding townships of Bangor, Frankenlust, Hampton, Monitor, and Portsmouth.

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Charlevoix

The City of Charlevoix Electric System serves about 4,400 customers in the City and surrounding townships including parts of Charlevoix, Eveline, Hayes and Marion Townships. The system consists of two substations with roughly 2,000 power poles and well over 50 miles of electric wires.

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Chelsea

Chelsea, Michigan is a thriving small city located in southeastern Michigan. The municipal electric system, established in 1898, provides services to about 2,800 customers including a diverse array of small manufacturing and service industries.

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Eaton Rapids

The Eaton Rapids City Electric Department, established in 1898, serves approximately 2,755 customers. The Department maintains all the distribution lines and transformers in the City. There are 230 miles of electric lines, 584 street lights and 424 transformers within the Eaton system.

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Grand Haven

Grand Haven Board of Light and Power (GHBLP) is a locally owned utility serving approximately 13,500 customers in the greater Grand Haven area. GHBLP has two electric generating facilities, six substations and approximately 220 miles of electric distribution lines.

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Harbor Springs

The City of Harbor Springs is located in Northern Michigan. The Municipality currently services electricity to over 3,400 residential, commercial and industrial customers.

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Hart

Hart is located approximately six miles inland from Lake Michigan, halfway between Muskegon & Ludington on the western side of Michigan. The Hart Hydro Plant provides services to over 1,300 customers .

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Holland

The Holland Board of Public Works (HBPW) provides electricity to nearly 28,000 customers. From the original 40 streetlights installed in 1893, HBPW has expanded to a service system that includes street lighting, industrial electric service and fiber optic technology.

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Lansing

Founded in 1885, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (LBWL) is the largest municipally-owned electric utility in the state and a major employer in the Lansing area. LBWL provides water, electric, steam and chilled water service to more than 95,000 customers in mid-Michigan.

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Lowell

The City of Lowell has a rich heritage dating back to the early 1800s. Lowell Light & Power was established in 1895 and began operating its first generating plant in 1896. Today Lowell Light & Power works to supply its 2,600 customers with reliable and affordable electricity.

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Marquette

The Marquette Board of Light and Power (MBLP) began operating in 1889 providing electricity to the community via hydro generation on the Dead River under the administration of the City of Marquette. Today, the MBLP is a modern municipal utility serving approximately 16,000 customers in the City of Marquette and all or parts of nine townships: Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, West Branch, Richmond, Chocolay, Skandia, Sands, and Forsyth in Marquette County.

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Niles

The City of Niles Utilities Department is owned and operated by the City of Niles for the sole purpose of providing quality electric, water, and wastewater treatment services. Today these three utilities serve a population of about 13,000 people (7,500 customers) with annual revenues of $12.5 million.

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Paw Paw

Paw Paw Village was established in 1859.  In 1967, the Village and Township were named after the river, so named by the indigenous population from the paw paw fruit that grew thickly along the river's banks.  Residents and visitors alike enjoy a full-service community with its own electric, water and sanitary sewer utilities, full-time police department, a joint fire department, and over 100 acres of park land; all situated around picturesque Maple Lake.  Paw Paw meets the new economy needs by providing broadband fiber optic service to each property.

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Petoskey

The Petoskey Department of Public Works serves about 5,300 electric customers and owns entitlements to portions of power-generating plants near Kalkaska, MI, West Olive, MI, Saint Claire, MI and Fremont, Ohio. The City owns two substations and approximately 65 miles of a complete distribution system.

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Portland

The Portland Electric Department was established in 1896 to provide electricity to the Village of Portland and currently serves more than 2,500 customers. The Department operates and maintains a diesel generator plant, hydro plant, sub-stations and overhead/underground power lines, plus all trucks and equipment.

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Sebewaing

Sebewaing Light and Water(SL&W) has 12 generating units at 2 separate power plants to provide electricity to its customers over 25 miles of power lines in the Thumb region of Michigan.  SL&W was established in 1911 and provides electric, internet and water services to the Village of Sebewaing.

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South Haven

The City of South Haven Electric Department is responsible for the maintenance and construction of the electrical system for City and the Surrounding Townships of South Haven, Geneva, Casco and Covert.  South Haven's electrical department services approximately 7400 customers and covers 40 square miles with approximately 150 miles of overhead electric lines and 10 miles of underground services.

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St. Louis

The St. Louis Electric Department serves approximately 1,900 customers. This department maintains distribution lines consisting of 22 miles of overhead line and 3 miles of underground line, as well as all the transformers in the City. The plant is located next to the dam on the Pine River where there are two hydroelectric wheels that supply approximately seven percent of the city's energy.

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Sturgis

The Electric Department has served the Sturgis area since its inception in 1896. Today, the department serves over 7,200 customers within the City of Sturgis and other parts of St. Joseph County. The majority of the City’s electric service is purchased power, supplemented by the City’s hydroelectric dam and in emergency situations, City-operated diesel generators.

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Traverse City

For over a century, Traverse City Light & Power (TCL&P) has been an important part of Traverse City's infrastructure. Owned by the citizens of Traverse City, TCL&P’s roots trace back to 1912 with the purchase of Queen City Light & Power, the Keystone Dam and the property around Brown Bridge Dam. TCL&P provides service to nearly 12,000 customers in Traverse City and part of the outlying areas in Blair, East Bay, Elmwood, Garfield, Paradise and Peninsula Townships.

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