COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Lansing Board of Water & Light
BWL is making an impact. As part of their commitment to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lansing Board of Water & Light has suspended all electric and water shut-offs until further notice and COVID-19 is better controlled. They encourage all customers in financial need to contact Customer Service
BWL is making an impact. As part of their commitment to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lansing Board of Water & Light has suspended all electric and water shut-offs until further notice and COVID-19 is better controlled. They encourage all customers in financial need to contact Customer Service to setup a bill payment plan to not fall behind when the moratorium is lifted. For more information visit, lbwl.com/covid-19.
“We’re doing everything we can to keep our customers, employees and their families safe and healthy,” said Dick Peffley, General Manager at The Board of Water and Light. “These are unprecedentedly difficult times, and we want to be community partners every step of the way. We understand having all utility services right now is critical, because we’re all in this together.”
Thank you to our partners at BWL for making a difference in the Lansing community!
About BWL
Hometown People. Hometown Power.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light is a municipally-owned public utility that provides safe, reliable and affordable utility products and services to more than 97,000 electric and 56,000 water customers throughout the greater Lansing area.
Our roots go back to 1885, when Lansing citizens approved building a water system. Electricity was added to our list of utility services in 1892, and steam heat in 1919. Chilled water was added in 2001.
The BWL is governed by a Board of Commissioners made up of eight local citizens who are appointed by the Lansing mayor and approved by city council. The board expanded in 2014 to include three non-voting members representing areas of our service territory outside the City of Lansing.
The BWL owns 2,000 miles of overhead and underground power lines and more than 800 miles of water mains, providing 2.7 million megawatt hours and 7 billion gallons of water to customers annually.