City Council considers suburban expansion for MLGW board
Memphis City Council will consider a November ballot question that will impact the city’s suburbs and separately, the future of Liberty Park.
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July 2024
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Memphis xAI facility could be completed this month
The Elon Musk-founded supercomputer is halfway through construction, and the company’s preliminary engineering plans for its greywater plant are almost complete.
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June 2024
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Environmental groups push for transparency around xAI
Environmental groups are asking Memphis Light, Gas and Water to slow down approvals for xAI’s supercomputer construction in southwest Memphis.
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Where will xAI rank among Memphis water users?
Information obtained by The Daily Memphian through a Tennessee Public Records Act request shows xAI could rank among the top-five Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers.
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What does xAI’s arrival mean for Memphis’ water supply and electric grid?
The arrival of xAI’s “gigafactory of compute” could pose new challenges and opportunities for the region’s electric grid.
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MLGW sues tree-trimming contractor
Memphis Light, Gas and Water took one of its former tree-trimming contractors to court, alleging the company’s failure to perform put Memphis at risk of power outages.
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Political Roundup: Gov. Kristi Noem heads to Memphis, xAI and more
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is coming for the GOP’s Lincoln Day Gala. She was booked when it looked like she might be Donald Trump’s running mate, but much changed between the booking and the announcement.
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What we don’t know about xAI, what we know about Elon Musk and the space between the two
The known and unknown about Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer in Southwest Memphis dominated the conversation in a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”
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‘What could we gain?’: Council remains skeptical of MLGW voting seats for suburbs
The Memphis City Council once again expressed broad skepticism of adding voting suburban seats to the Memphis, Light, Gas and Water board.
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May 2024
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Memphis voters could decide if suburbs get MLGW representation
In November, Memphis voters could allow the other residents of Shelby County — who all pay for at least electricity from Memphis Light, Gas and Water — to have a vote on their electric rates.
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Shelby County solar-farm regulations issue comes to a close at City Council
The final vote on the joint city-county ordinance came a day after the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved the same compromise.
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April 2024
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Keep the power on or keep it green? The paradox of tree trimming
Foliage has historically caused about 40% of power outages in Memphis, but thick canopies shelter residents from the sun and harsh winds, meaning tree trimming is a balancing act for MLGW.
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MLGW board agrees to give suburban members a vote
Since 2017, the MLGW board has allowed for two members who live outside the Memphis city limits, but they don’t get a vote. That could soon change if the City Council and residents agree.
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What new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ mean for Memphis’ drinking water
Because Tennessee has never regulated PFAS, it’s unknown how much of the forever chemicals are in Memphis’ drinking water.
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More MLGW salaries, contracts will have to go before City Council
The Memphis City Council will have more direct control over Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s spending for at least six months.
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Tuesday storm knocks out power to about 37,000
An intense thunderstorm Tuesday morning knocked out power to tens of thousands of MLGW customers, according to the utility’s outage map.
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March 2024
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MLGW’s smart meter saga continues
Nearly a year and a half after Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s smart meters started breaking — and just as the utility thought it was almost done repairing them — another issue has arisen.
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MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salaries
Had the proposed limits been in place last year, the Memphis City Council would have needed to approve about a tenth of MLGW’s new external hires, or 23 employees.
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Party bus rules could roll on; Chickasaw Gardens gates stalled
The Memphis City Council’s Tuesday meeting also includes a vote on a $200,000 salary for a new MLGW vice president that the council delayed two weeks ago.
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Memphis City Council approves $200K salary for Ursula Madden, MLGW’s newest VP
The former TV journalist was supposed to start work at the utility in early March, but a month-long delay by the City Council left her in limbo.
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MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salaries
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MLGW chief talks reducing future power outages
At an Arlington luncheon, MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen discussed plans to modernize and upgrade infrastructure to lower the number of homes and businesses that lose power during storms.
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Light switches: Arlington and Millington getting LED streetlights
They’re following suit with the City of Memphis, Collierville and Bartlett.
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MLGW board weighs push for suburban voting members
An MLGW board member is coming with a resolution urging the Memphis City Council to put a city charter change on the ballot later this year that would expand the board to seven voting members. The two suburban appointees now on the board do not have voting power. The issue is a volatile one.
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City Council takes first step toward closer financial oversight of MLGW
Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. is proposing lower dollar figures for contracts and pay contracts that must be voted on by the council after they are approved by MLGW’s board.
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Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary vote punted to next meeting
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary more than $180,000, but that number could soon change.
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