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June 2024
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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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City Council mulls oversight of MLGW salaries
The new dollar thresholds for council oversight of contracts and pay come as the council considers a $200,000 annual salary for the utility’s new vice president of corporate communications.
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Council postpones vote on Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary over $180,000.
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February 2024
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MLGW typically plans five years ahead. ‘MLGW 2045’ will change that
“It’s important that we take a look ahead, because the challenges are not going to get any easier,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday, Feb. 27.
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Memphis Urban League appoints former MLGW exec as interim president
After 17 years at Memphis Light, Gas and Water, a Memphis executive has been appointed as interim president and CEO of the Memphis Urban League.
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MLGW has 8 months to inventory Memphis’ lead pipes
About 90 miles of pipes concentrated in the oldest parts of the city are suspected to contain lead — based on preliminary surveys — but MLGW expects to know more by fall.
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MLGW to drill more wells to keep water pressure up during emergencies
Because of a combination of “hard fiscal decisions in the past” and lower water demand, MLGW delayed installing new wells even as old wells aged out.
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Fix for flashing streetlights in sight, says MLGW CEO
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has moved into the second phase of its project to replace the city’s old sodium streetlights with LED bulbs.
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