There are 10 article(s) tagged MLGW board:

• July 2024

  • Warren: MLGW voting rights remain in Memphis

    The issue of having a suburban vote on the MLGW board lost steam this week.

    By Abigail Warren July 26, 2024

  • Ballot question to add suburban seats to MLGW board fails at City Council

    The sponsor withdrew the referendum as other Memphis City Council members prepared to vote it down. The council also dealt with three other ballot questions.

    By Bill Dries July 24, 2024

  • Council moves another ballot question to November, debates MLGW board changes

    Council members also take the second of three votes Tuesday on a city referendum that would expand the Memphis Light, Gas and Water board by two seats, with the two new voting members coming from outside the City of Memphis.

    By Bill Dries July 23, 2024

  • MLGW board ballot question clears first City Council votes, still faces opposition

    A new plan for expanding the Memphis Light, Gas and Water board to include two voting suburban seats is still an uphill battle to get on the November ballot.

    By Bill Dries July 10, 2024

• June 2024

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2024

• April 2024

  • 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. 

    By Keely Brewer April 17, 2024

• April 2023

  • MLGW is looking to be more ‘agile.’ Here’s what that means

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division took steps Wednesday, April 19, toward becoming what its CEO describes as a more “agile” organization. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 19, 2023

• June 2022

  • MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals

    For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2022

• March 2022

  • Strickland says city through ‘first quarter’ of MLGW-TVA decision

    The three returning and two new MLGW board members breezed through City Council approval Tuesday, as a move to hire an energy consultant was put on hold.

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    City Council approves bond refinance to save $11M

    By Bill Dries, Marc Perrusquia March 22, 2022

  • City Council to meet new MLGW board members, discuss hiring energy consultant

    The March 22 council day starts with the 2 new MLGW board members and three reappointees. Some on the council also want to hire an energy consultant.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2022