30% of MLGW customers in bill backlog owe more than $500
In an update Tuesday, MLGW’s VP of customer service said MLGW has resolved about half of the initial billing backlog created by faulty utility meters.
Keely Brewer
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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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City of MemphisMLGW leaving TVA could save $49 million annually, consultant says
While there are real savings if MLGW buys power outside of TVA, according to EnerVision, it’s not a figure that will transform MLGW or the City of Memphis’ budget, but ratepayers would feel its impact.
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City of Memphis Consultant: MLGW shouldn’t ‘close the door’ on leaving TVA
The report recommends MLGW revisit the market for energy sources when conditions improve.
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City of MemphisSmart Meters breaking faster than MLGW can replace them
In the meantime, MLGW is replacing some of the broken water registers with analog ones.
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City of Memphis Nearly 19,000 MLGW customers haven’t seen a bill in months
MLGW’s Smart Meters are failing at a rate that suggests a design flaw, and the problem has delayed about $12.5 million in payments to the utility.
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MetroTornadoes are deadlier in Mid-South; NOAA wants to know why
The largest tornado field study in more than a decade kicked off its second round of data collection from Memphis recently.
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Shelby County No legal authority to stop South Memphis EtO emissions, Health Department says
The Southern Environmental Law Center said that EtO pollution in Memphis justifies the use of the Shelby County health officer’s emergency powers. The health department disagreed.
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South Memphis Scientists gauge Mallory Heights’ cancer risk from EtO
By looking at the cumulative lifetime cancer risk from individual pollutants scientists can glean how much one chemical is contributing to overall risk.
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City of Memphis MLGW’s pumping station slated for estimated $65M overhaul
The Allen pumping station’s condition is “likely the worst in the MLGW system,” according to a water program delivery manager.
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Shelby County Shelby County prepares to switch to solar power for two buildings
A new solar panel array will soon provide 100% of the energy for two county buildings.
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Metro Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over TVA’s long-term contracts
The U.S. District Court judge suggested the plaintiffs take their grievances to Congress, not the court system.
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City of Memphis Familiar chimney stacks at TVA’s Allen Fossil Plant coming down Friday
The demolition of the three 400-foot-tall chimney stacks at the now-defunct Allen Fossil Plant is the final step in a four-phase plan to prepare the site for redevelopment, and repurpose the 500 acres of land it occupies in Southwest Memphis.
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January 2023
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State Government Supreme Court ruling could roll back wetlands protections
What’s at stake in the case is the federal jurisdiction over the nation’s most valuable natural resource: water.
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State Government State board denies action on fishing trotlines
In the absence of more protective trotline regulations from the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, the American Canoe Association is sponsoring a bill in the state legislature to help prevent aquatic accidents.
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City of Memphis Memphis facility should reduce cancer-causing emissions, City Council says
“What we’re doing here is asking them to initiate those same interventions that they’re putting in their other sites across the country and not wait for the EPA,” said Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren.
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Metro Congress OKs $40M lower Mississippi River restoration
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the program would help lower Mississippi River cities “become more disaster resilient” as the river emerges from a historic drought.
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City of Memphis TVA turns to industry panel to review winter power performance
During a MLGW board meeting Wednesday, CEO Doug McGowen indicated that load forecasting would be part of the TVA review, “because there were some real issues to talk about there.”
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MetroCancer-causing chemical endangering Memphis due to EPA’s inaction, lawsuit alleges
The EPA included Memphis’ Sterilization Services of Tennessee on a list of high-risk facilities in August, but a pending lawsuit says the agency is moving too slowly; the Memphis City Council is also considering what actions it can take.
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Metro TVA’s mea culpa: Mother Nature ‘surprised many across the U.S., including us’
The causes behind late December’s rolling blackouts and the causes for concern they raise for future energy needs, especially with climate change and aging infrastructure.
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City of Memphis Winter storm revealed ‘myth of TVA’s invincibility,’ council member says
“I think the myth of TVA’s invincibility has been shown here, and I think we need to remember that as we try to figure out where we’re going to go as a system,” Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren said.
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Millions of gallons of water flooded empty buildings during extreme winter weather
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City of Memphis Millions of gallons of water flooded empty buildings during extreme winter weather
MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday that the utility had to double the amount of water it pumped from the Memphis Aquifer because of fire protection systems and water mains breaking.
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City of Memphis MLGW plans internal review after blackouts, water crisis
A week after single-digit temperatures descended on Memphis — wreaking havoc on the city’s power supplier and creating a water distribution crisis — Memphis Light, Gas and Water shared plans to address its shortcomings.
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December 2022
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City of MemphisNorth, south Shelby County see worst water problems
While these areas might bear the brunt of that area’s aging infrastructure, it’s not limited to them.
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City of Memphis MLGW lifts boil water advisory
For some areas of southeast and north Shelby County, the advisory lasted six days as MLGW crews dealt with at least 36 water main breaks.
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Metro Non-essential water use allowed again
Under its drought management plan, MLGW prohibited non-essential water use, including car washes, but rolled back that mandate on Wednesday, Dec. 28.
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