Michigan Municipal Electric Association

10/14/2026

As you get ready for spooky season 👻, remember to be safe while decorating! 🎃 🍂🎃

10/12/2026

Next week is ! Join us as we celebrate the people who power our communities and the many ways to build a career in energy.

Start your journey at GetIntoEnergy.org.

10/09/2026

Because they are municipally owned, the people who live in communities have a voice in the decisions that shape their energy future. Being not-for-profit also means Public Power can put its customers needs above shareholders - because we don't have any!

10/08/2026

"Public power isn’t just about delivering electricity. It’s about having a utility that’s locally owned and accountable to and invested in their community."

Many people know the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) as the company that keeps the lights on and the water flowing. But what you may not know is that the BWL is Michigan’s largest publicly owned electric utility and it belongs to the Greater Lansing community it serves. BWL has always been co...

10/07/2026

Public Power utilities are consistently the most reliable and affordable providers of electricity in . We're proud to be locally owned and not-for-profit! We answer to the local community, not to shareholders.

10/06/2026

October 4 - 10 is Public Power Week, and we appreciate that it has been officially recognized by the Governor! This week, we recognize the locally owned, non-profit electric utilities that are run by the people they serve. Constantly ranked the most reliable in , Public Power keeps the lights on for you!

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander.  She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator.  She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a ...

10/05/2026

It's Public Power Week, and we have some news to share! On October 1, the Michigan Municipal Electric Association (MMEA) held their semi-annual membership meeting, which saw the Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility’s (A2SEU) application for membership approved. Katie Abraham, MMEA’s Executive Director, expressed excitement at the expansion of municipal electric utilities in the state of Michigan.

“Public power has proven time and time again that it is the most reliable and affordable in our state,” said Abraham. “Not only that, but because each utility is locally run by the community they serve, the utility can customize its services for that specific area. Having the Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility join our Association is wonderful, because wherever they are, municipal electric utilities keep the lights on and dollars in customer’s pockets.”

Read the full press release here: https://mipublicpower.org/about-mmea/news/

10/01/2026

The latest edition of Currents is out! Learn more about what is happening in the world of in Michigan.
Read: https://mipublicpower.org/currents/
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Zeeland Board of Public Works

09/30/2026

What is the future of ? Our closing keynote of industry JAA leaders discuss the road ahead. Thanks to Pam Sullivan of American Municipal Power, Inc., Patrick Bowland of the Michigan Public Power Agency, Mike Peters of WPPI Energy, and Dave Koster (panel moderator) of Holland Board of Public Works.