LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – BWL’s steam system has reliably helped serve Lansing’s downtown region for over 100 years. Now as the system reaches the end of its useful life, the BWL is excited to provide a modern, more efficient utility service to meet our customers’ needs. Phased over the next several years, BWL will begin transitioning downtown services from steam to a hot water system.
The transition to hot water will improve reliability with newer and upgraded infrastructure, plus add redundancy measures to respond faster to unplanned outages. Hot water systems are more efficient and environmentally conscious, as they use a closed loop system that requires less gas to heat, saving energy and water. This means a cleaner utility with lower costs for BWL customers compared to the existing steam service.
BWL shares that all current steam customers will receive a letter announcing the project…