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Michigan Business Beat | Dick Peffley Lansing BWL Celebrates New Delta Energy Park Grand Opening

Michigan Business Network
September 14, 2022 1:00 PM

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Chris Holman welcomes back Dick Peffley, General Manager, Lansing Board of Water & Light, Lansing, MI. as BWL Celebrates New Delta Energy Park Grand Opening. 

Watch Dick and Chris discuss the Grand Opening Ceremony for Delta Energy Park that took place recently in this YouTube video:

Here's what Chris covers with  Dick in the video above; 

Congratulations on the new Delta Energy Park Grand Opening, what does it mean for Lansing BWL?

What does it mean for your customers?

Erickson Power Station had quite a run and history, recap that for us.

This recently wrapped up projects provided good construction jobs to the mid Michigan area, and with this new energy option in your mix, how is the job outlook for the region -- (GM battery plant and other opportunities) What's next for Lansing BWL's energy mix?

Here's more about that recent celebration:

Tuesday, August 23rd, MBN joined over 100 on hand to celebrate this opening.

Lansing Board of Water & Light has this new energy park next door to the Erickson Power Station that has a pending retirement in later in 2022 - that was also honored. 

The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) celebrated the grand opening Tuesday for its new, cleaner, and more efficient $500 million natural gas-fired combine cycle generating Delta Energy Park (DEP), capable of generating 250 megawatts (MWs). Located at the Erickson Power Station in Delta Township, DEP is BWL’s second natural gas plant.

The new plant replaces BWL’s coal-fired Eckert Power Station which retired in 2020 and supports the utility’s increased renewable portfolio. 

The event also honored Erickson Power Station, which was commissioned in 1973 and will retire by December 2022. Erickson’s retirement will make the BWL the largest utility in Michigan to generate coal-free power by 2022, reducing its carbon emissions by 80 percent. 

“Delta Energy Park marks a milestone in BWL history for being able to generate safe, affordable power to the greater Lansing region,” said BWL General Manager Dick Peffley. “Along with moving us closer to our clean energy goals, this plant has opened the door for tremendous regional economic growth opportunities, such as BWL being the catalyst for the State of Michigan and General Motors to locate GM’s $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery plant just a few miles down the road. DEP has also resulted in ongoing conversations with new, large industrial customers looking to build in Lansing.” 

“This plant is just one-way BWL is committing to providing reliable energy from cleaner energy sources to our community,” said Semone James, Chair of the BWL Board of Commissioners. “I’m proud of BWL for leading the way to becoming a cleaner, more sustainable utility.” 

DEP went operational on March 16, 2022. The plant has combustion turbines capable of 57MWs each and one steam turbine generator capable of 90MWs. The plant took 1.4 million labor hours to create, which included laying 30,000 cubic yards of concrete, 10 miles of mechanical piping, 20,000 miles of electrical cabling, and 20,000 hours of operator training. 

Delta Energy Park was built by a combination of local and national firms, including:

  • Construction Manager – Lansing Power Constructors, a joint venture between Lansing’s Clark Construction and Barton Malow
  • Owner’s Representative – Lansing’s Kramer Management Group
  • Design Engineer – Black & Veatch
  • Owner’s Engineer – Sergeant & Lundy
  • Transmission Line Contractor – Michigan’s Consumers Energy  

“Erickson put in its time and has earned the rights of retirement after nearly 50 years of providing power to the region,” said Peffley. “It’s where I got my start at the BWL over 45 years ago. I’m sad to see it go, but proud of what it means to move the company to cleaner energy options.” 

The BWL has around 100,000 electric customers, 58,000 water customers, 155 steam customers and 19 chilled water customers. For more information about the BWL’s energy portfolio and to view a tour of the new plant, visit www.lbwl.com/facilities.

Watch the Grand Opening Ceremony for Delta Energy Park that took place Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022, in this YouTube video:

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