New residential neighborhood planned near Mike Rose complex
Plus, four new apartment buildings are slated for the Medical District along Poplar Avenue and MLGW’s North Service Center facility is expanding.
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March 2025
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If MLGW moves headquarters, utility will stay Downtown, CEO says
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s massive operations could change in the coming years, shifting the city’s industrial geography and potentially opening up key real estate for other uses.
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MLGW looks to bring solar, battery storage onto the grid
Memphis Light, Gas and Water could generate electricity for the first time in decades.
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February 2025
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Road conditions have improved; MLGW asks customers to conserve
Temperatures in the area are expected to plunge into the teens Thursday. The high temperature on Friday is predicted to hover near freezing.
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With xAI intending to keep turbines, community concerned about pollution
On Thursday, xAI’s plans to use natural gas turbines in the long term became public after The Daily Memphian received the company’s recent application to the Shelby County Health Department for an air-emissions permit.
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Proposed xAI water plant is the ‘right thing to do’
Memphis Light, Gas and Water would lose revenue if a water-recycling plant is built. The utility’s CEO still says it’s “what we have been looking for.”
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XAI has been slow to pay MLGW
According to copies of its bills, MLGW has sent xAI at least three notices that its electric and water service could be cut off.
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January 2025
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TVA asks customers to start conserving electricity immediately
Conserving electricity means turning thermostats to 68 degrees or below, unplugging unused appliances, and avoiding running the washer, dryer, dishwasher and other appliances that use a lot of electricity.
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MLGW ready for winter weather, Doug McGowen says
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said the utility has been working to insulate key equipment during the cold.
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More than 10,000 MLGW customers without power Wednesday morning
The utility’s outage map showed about 33 outages and more than 10,000 customers without power within the Interstate-240 loop.
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MLGW: xAI’s massive expansion a long way from connecting to grid
“It is a physics problem, not a political problem, on how much energy can be provided here,” MLGW CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday.
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Past winter weather has residents wary
With bad weather hitting Memphis this week, home and business owners should try to lessen their chances of suffering major damage. One local pharmacist has some hard-learned advice.
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December 2024
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Downed power lines lead to I-55 closure, customers without power
Five utility poles were down, and repairs were expected to last several hours, according to MLGW.
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Future xAI expansion plans come with power questions
XAI’s planned expansion comes with a pressing question: Where would the project get its power?
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City Council shuffles money around as needs change in ‘tight’ budget
The Memphis City Council addressed changing fiscal needs, and approved funding shifts for a Downtown Police Command Center and annual property-tax payments by MLGW.
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Why thousands lost power in and around the I-240 loop
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has released more information on what may have led to about 21,000 customers losing power on Monday evening.
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November 2024
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MLGW budget sails through Memphis City Council vote
MLGW’s $2.5 billion budget doesn’t include any rate increases for the current year, but a previously passed 4% electric rate increase will take effect next year.
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City could ask MLGW to study cost of moving offices
The Memphis City Council has an eye toward the future of Downtown and MLGW’s place in it.
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TVA board votes to serve xAI, but not without questions
Multiple TVA board members asked questions about the impact xAI has had on surrounding neighborhoods in Westwood and Boxtown.
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MLGW CEO: Removing lead pipes in Memphis
“Everyone deserves to live in a safe home regardless of its age or their income. ... Lead service lines can be a source of exposure to the harmful impacts of lead.”
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MLGW launching mailer campaign on lead water pipes
MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen says on “Behind The Headlines” the utility has the money to replace its lines and is working on funding to replace it on the customer’s side of the connection.
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October 2024
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TVA board to vote on powering xAI
A person familiar with the company’s thinking has said xAI plans on being fully interruptible, meaning it will cut its electric load down to nothing if the TVA grid is stressed.
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Opinion: TVA is let off the hook again
“TVA is trying to distract us from remembering its broken promise and now charging us higher rates to fund self-congratulatory ads aimed at making us grateful to be their customer.”
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Council gets first look at new MATA board
Mayor Paul Young says the board will not replace MATA leadership at least for now. Council members also expect Tuesday to consider a Frayser landfill expansion that was rejected seven years ago.
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Tennessee Valley Authority won’t say who limits power use when grid needs it
TVA has about 500 large power users that participate in its demand response system, but it won’t say how much energy they cut when they’re asked. It also won’t say who those 500 users are.
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