City of Hillsdale, Michigan
Electric Service
The Hillsdale BPU is a municipal electric utility that provides power to the City of Hillsdale and much of central Hillsdale County. Presently serving over 6,200 customers, the Hillsdale BPU strives to provide quality customer service and reliable power to all of our industrial, commercial and residential customers.Application for Service
(PDF)Electric Rate Summary (PDF)
Detailed Electric Rate Information (PDF)
Electric Rules & Regulations (PDF)
Home Surge Arrestor (Information | Service Agreement) (PDF)
Map of Approximate Electric Service Area
The primary voltage throughout most of the system is 13.2kV. Some areas are served at a primary voltage of 4.16kV. We are able to meet any necessary secondary voltage. The Hillsdale BPU is proud of our reputation as a local utility eager to work with our customers to meet their specific power requirements. The Baw Beese Lake Power Station provides local power generation to our system. Additional generation will soon be added to the Hillsdale Industrial Park to provide peaking and backup power generation capabilities to our industrial customers.
Service Territory
The Hillsdale BPU provides electric power to nearly a third of Hillsdale County's residents. The following is some of the communities we serve. Please call our office discuss a specific location since our service territory overlaps considerably with Consumers Energy. Map of Approximate Electric Service Area
- City of Hillsdale
- Communities of Osseo, Pittsford and Bankers
- Townships of Adams, Cambria, Jefferson, Hillsdale, Fayette and Pittsford
- Lakes areas of Barber Lake, Baw Beese Lake, Bear Lake, Lake Bel-Air, Cub Lake, King Lake and Lake Wilson
The Hillsdale Board of Public Utilizes is a member of the Michigan South Central Power Agency. The MSCPA provides power to five communities in the region with energy coming from local community generation, a jointly-owned power plant and contracted power suppliers.Mike Barber, Deputy Director of Electric Operations
Mike Miller, Superintendent of Electric Distribution
Rick Rose, Director of Utilities
Annette Kinney, Controller and Office Manager