MLGW worker, fired for protesting statue removal, successfully sues the utility
An MLGW worker, fired for protesting Confederate statues' removal, to get $223,000 judgment after ruling in federal civil lawsuit.
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June 2019
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Judge says MLGW must pay fired worker who protested statue removal
A federal judge has ruled that Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division must rehire and give back pay to an employee it fired for protesting Confederate statues' removal.
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More 90-plus days in Memphis will cause more illness, cost more money
A review of weather statistics, electricity usage and health records for the past 50 years shows that Memphians are increasingly paying more for electricity, and experiencing more emergency department visits and deaths due to heat.
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Wednesday night storm leaves thousands without power
Nearly 40,000 MLGW customers in Memphis and Shelby County lost power Wednesday due to a storm that moved through late in the night.
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MLGW to host informational fair and Power Hour
Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced Wednesday it will host an invitational fair and Power Hour on Thursday, June 20, at its administration building.
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May 2019
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Review of MLGW-TVA relationship could mean ‘variety of changes’
A member of the advisory group to MLGW on such a plan says on "Behind the Headlines" the complex undertaking could hold several changes beyond who supplies wholesale electric power to the local utility.
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Lyash pitches staying with TVA, drops name of rival power supplier to citizens group
Jeff Lyash spoke Thursday at the second meeting of an advisory group to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division on the question of ending or changing the utility's 80-year relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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How MLGW helps customers save on utility bills
Through programs such as Share the Pennies, EnergySmart Memphis and Conservation Days, MLGW educates customers on lowering their costs, says the utility's president.
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MLGW rates are low, but still burden low-income residents
There are two reasons low-income families are over-burdened by energy costs: First, much of our housing stock is in poor condition. And second, residents are not well-informed about keeping energy costs down. Heating to 85 degrees in winter while cooling to 68 in the summer is a recipe for bankruptcy.
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April 2019
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Task force on TVA-MLGW relationship gets down to business of power Tuesday
A 20-member advisory group on the idea of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division changing its relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority meets Tuesday for the first time.
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Millington flips the switch on Tennessee’s largest solar farm
A ceremonial “Flip the Switch” event officially launched the largest solar facility in Tennessee Tuesday afternoon in Millington.
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Protecting our aquifer: Who’s in charge?
We are one of the largest communities in the United States that depends solely on groundwater for our drinking water. It’s imperative that we become better stewards of this ground and these waters on which we so depend.
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MLGW names 20-member Power Supply Advisory Team
A new 20-member citizens panel named by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division Tuesday is the next step in a detailed examination of changing the utility's 80-year relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority. MLGW president J.T. Young says the process will keep moving until there is a recommendation.
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TVA’s Lyash says MLGW decision on future relationship should take long view
TVA CEO and president Jeff Lyash said during a Memphis visit on his third day on the job that the power industry will see as much change in the next 20 years as it did in the last half-century.
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Coming TVA-MLGW discussion promises to be technical, complex and political
The landscape of considerations includes a close reading of the city charter, the role of a "balancing authority" and where the electric power comes from.
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Council discusses strategy on possible changes in TVA relationship
The Memphis City Council also delayed votes once again Tuesday on the first reading of the Memphis 3.0 plan and an agreement between the city and Graceland on Graceland expansion plans.
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March 2019
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Conrad says look for new city strategy on homelessness
Memphis City Council Chairman Kemp Conrad says the three-year goal of ending "street homelessness" could include a city shelter.
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Politics Podcast: City Council chairman Kemp Conrad
Memphis City Council chairman Kemp Conrad talks about who MLGW buys electric power from and the city election season on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
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City Council members, TVA officials meet against backdrop of possible MLGW split from TVA
Memphis City Council members met Tuesday in Chattanooga with Tennessee Valley Authority officials.
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MLGW adjusts budget, tracks ‘customer minutes interrupted’
The political battle over MLGW rates and calls for upgrades in the utility's infrastructure shows every sign of returning for another budget year.
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Council delays Graceland development plan, first reading of 3.0 plan
The council also delayed the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines and approved the Poplar Arts Lofts project. And the council got a first hand look at the FedEx "same day bot" to be tested on Memphis streets this summer.
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February 2019
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MLGW to talk with other electric providers as it weighs long-term future with TVA
MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young says the utility will talk with some alternate electric providers as it weighs a long-range examination of ending or altering its 80-year relationship with TVA.
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MLGW water rates go up 3 percent, gas and electric hikes rejected
The plan for multiyear MLGW gas, electric and water rate hikes was rejected Tuesday by the Memphis City Council. It's the second year the council has gone instead for smaller one-year rate hikes – this time a 3 percent hike in water rates starting next month.
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POWER BROKER
As Franklin Haney tells it, his trouble started when President Donald Trump passed him a business tip. It came on an otherwise delightful night last spring as they dined at adjacent tables in Florida’s exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort.
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Vote on MLGW rate hike mixes with talk of TVA split
Memphis City Council members will try again Tuesday to make a final decision on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division's rate hikes in an atmosphere that has come to also include questions about the future of the utility’s 80-year relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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