TVA’s CEO says MLGW decision is about ‘risk’
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the federal agency’s offer to MLGW if the utility stays with TVA for another two decades and local power generation by the utility.
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April 2022
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MLGW CEO: First look at TVA alternatives due in May or June
MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young says on Behind The Headlines that a preliminary report on sealed bids to replace TVA as the utility’s electric power supplier should be ready in late May or early June for review.
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March 2022
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Strickland says city through ‘first quarter’ of MLGW-TVA decision
The three returning and two new MLGW board members breezed through City Council approval Tuesday, as a move to hire an energy consultant was put on hold.
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City Council approves bond refinance to save $11M
The transactions will save the city money. The council also dealt with MLGW pay thresholds and approved a resolution calling for the cancellation of student loan debt.
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MLGW commissioners to step down from board amid political house cleaning by Strickland
Longtime MLGW board members will not be reappointed by Mayor Strickland. The decision follows an investigation by the Institute for Public Service Reporting that found all five board members were serving after their terms had expired.
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City Council to meet new MLGW board members, discuss hiring energy consultant
The March 22 council day starts with the 2 new MLGW board members and three reappointees. Some on the council also want to hire an energy consultant.
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Ice storm advisory team begins work
The 51-member panel held its first meeting Thursday, March 17.
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Three council members call for review of MLGW proposals
Letter questions the validity of the process being used to determine what it would take to get a new electric power supplier and build a new system for MLGW to break its 80-year relationship with TVA.
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Social Club: Ja Morant makes history and Memphians show support for Ukraine
Lights for Ukraine and flights for Ja Morant
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Preferential treatment? Group to examine how, who MLGW prioritizes for power restoration
Some City Council members noted that it seems like “certain people” get their electricity back first after outages.
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Gov. Lee moves for federal ice storm disaster declaration as council urges action
In a split vote, the council also approved a resolution backing the nomination of the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court and accepted a grant to hire a “pet reunification specialist” for Memphis Animal Services.
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MLGW posts financial disclosure forms following investigation
The utility pledges to City Council to revise forms that report the financial holdings of its board members.
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MLGW disclosure rules to get Council review
A committee will review MLGW’s ethics policy to determine why its financial disclosure statements aren’t posted on the web — and why those statements require less information than state of Tennessee forms do.
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February 2022
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Calkins: Ice storm ends a 70-year love story — in death
Left in a house without power, Orange Mound residents Jake and Vennie McIntosh — ages 92 and 91 — died together in the recent ice storm.
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Morgan: Selling MLGW almost an ‘impossibility’
During an hour-long online town hall Wednesday, Feb. 23, City Council member Worth Morgan and MLGW leaders fielded questions about recent increases in utility bills and the ice storm repairs.
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MLGW ethics policy under review
Memphis Light, Gas & Water confirms it is reviewing its failure to post financial disclosure forms on the Internet — just as City Council members begin asking critical questions.
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Next steps after ice storm recovery include increasing focus on trees
Speaking Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Frayser Exchange Club, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the city’s chronic power outages during frequent storms is mostly about the trees that dominate the city’s landscape. Strickland says any solution to the continuing outages will be expensive.
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MLGW board member takes rare step of recusal
Mired in a separate controversy involving a perceived conflict, MLGW commissioner Carlee McCullough takes a rare step and abstains from voting on a nearly $400,000 contract involving a proposed disparity study.
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Facing a possibly historic decision, MLGW board continues serving — all on expired terms
The most recently appointed commissioner saw his term expire more than 18 months ago. The other four commissioners also remain seated, despite last being appointed nearly six years ago.
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MLGW stays silent on failure to post financial disclosure forms on the web
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East Memphis, Midtown, Binghampton hit hardest by power outages
The city is forming a citizens group to review the ice storm response and how recent power outages have been handled by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.
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Council gives final approval to cashless payments for towed cars
The vote for cashless payments to get cars impounded by towing companies was unanimous.
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MLGW stays silent on failure to post financial disclosure forms on the web
Two weeks after a news investigation found that MLGW isn’t honoring a 2007 pledge to post financial disclosure forms on the Internet, the city-owned utility remains silent.
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MLGW: All original power outages have been restored
MLGW says power has been restored for all customers who lost it following the Feb. 3 ice storm.
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City Council to review MLGW’s handling of ice storm
Also Tuesday, the council will consider opposing a bill in the Tennessee General Assembly that would outlaw any kind of residency requirement for police and firefighters.
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Strickland raises possibility of selling MLGW to take utilities underground
In his weekly email, Strickland said he isn’t recommending action at this point, but all options should be explored to cure how the city has been crippled by 14 major storms over the past 19 years, not counting the 1994 ice storm.
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