There are 36 article(s) tagged power outages:

• March 2023

  • Memphis area faces forecast of severe weather

    The main line of storms will roll in around 8 to 10 p.m. for Memphis, or 9 to 11 p.m. for Fayette County, according to a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 24, 2023

  • Severe winds knock power out for thousands of MLGW customers

    MLGW has temporarily suspended all disconnections for non-payment so that call center representatives can focus on restoring power to customers. 

    By Keely Brewer March 03, 2023

• January 2023

  • 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. 

    By Keely Brewer January 13, 2023

  • 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

    By Keely Brewer January 10, 2023

  • 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.

    By Keely Brewer January 04, 2023

• June 2022

  • Heat wave strains power supply, customers asked to cut back usage

    Amid record-breaking power demand region-wide and triple-digit temperatures, MLGW power outages peaked around 8,400 last week. 

    By Keely Brewer June 21, 2022

• February 2022

  • 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. 

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2022

  • How MLGW’s 10% is surviving: Living days without power

    The Daily Memphian asked for people still without electricity to share their stories. Many of them have lost loads of groceries, are living with neighbors or have reached financial limits after being forced to buy rooms at local hotels.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 10, 2022

  • Germantown, Bartlett issue emergency declarations over ice, power outages

    Germantown and Bartlett issued emergency declarations Friday. Other suburban mayors are not issuing declarations at this time.

    By Abigail Warren February 04, 2022

• June 2020

  • Power outage ends SCS meeting on digital devices; rescheduled for Monday

    The school board planned to vote on the purchase of take-home laptops and tablets for students.

    By Linda A. Moore June 12, 2020

• October 2019

  • Weather Service preliminary report shows EF-1 tornado hit Memphis area

    Memphis International Airport received minor damage and temporarily evacuated A and C concourses Monday during a storm that still has more than 30,000 customers of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division without power.

    By Yolanda Jones, Wayne Risher October 22, 2019