Home Development 101
How the HEOP gets power and water
Access to electricity and water is one of the key reasons the HEOP is masterplanned for indsutrial development.
Electric providers
Served by multiple providers for a competitive advantage
Water source
Delhi Township with Lansing Board of Water & Light
Adjacent infrastructure
Significant service capabailites at neighboring industrial hub
Utilities 01
Electric power service
Both Lansing Board of Water and Light and Consumers Energy, along with ITC, supply electricity to the broader Delhi Township area as part of the regional power grid. The project ultimately selected for the site will determine how much power is needed and how it connects to the grid.
The neighboring industrial park already has significant electric infrastructure, which makes it faster and easier to connect new development at the HEOP.
Before any new connection
Michigan requires electric providers to demonstrate capacity to serve customers for years into the future.
- 01 Project defines its need The selected project determines how much power it requires.
- 02 Capacity is reviewed The request must fit within the utility’s existing, demonstrated capacity.
- 03 Review & approval Approval protects service for all customers, even in extreme temperatures.
- 04 Connection Only then is new development connected to the grid.
Utilities 02
Water
The Lansing region, including the HEOP, draws its water from the Saginaw aquifer, a vast underground source of groundwater beneath mid-Michigan.
When new developments are proposed, water providers look ahead to understand how much water they will need and plan for future demand before development can move forward.
Source
Saginaw aquifer
Groundwater beneath mid-Michigan
Planning
Provider forecasts demand
Before development can move forward
Evaluation
Project reviewed
To preserve service and quality for homes and businesses
Lighthouse’s design approach
Closed-loop cooling
What Lighthouse development means for residents
No reduction in service. Not expected to raise residential rates.
Lighthouse's development standards on this site will not reduce utility service for current residents, and it’s not expected to raise residential utility rates.
Built for growth
Any new large customer goes through its own approval process before connecting. It doesn’t take away from what already serves residents.
Large users pay their way
Michigan’s large load tariffs aim to protect existing customers from the cost of interconnecting energy-intensive facilities like data centers.
Rates are set for everyone
Rates are set through a regulated process. One new customer can’t change what residents pay, and business customers can help spread costs out.
Reliability is regulated
State and regional regulators regularly evaluate grid capacity so new connections don’t affect reliability or service for residents.
Large load customers “fully pay for the costs needed to serve them, and … there are adequate guardrails in place to avoid both cross-subsidization from other customers and the risk of stranded assets should the anticipated load fail to fully materialize.”