‘The grid everybody deserves': MLGW’s McGowen suggests new focus at energy conference
“The stakes could not be higher for all of us,” said MLGW CEO Doug McGowen, who has faced five severe weather events since he took the helm. (Courtesy MLGW)
MLGW’s number of customer minutes without power has tripled since the 1990s; utility CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday the question needs to change from how cheaply MLGW can purchase energy to how it can buy enough to meet demand.
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Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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