There are 7 article(s) tagged MLGW infrastructure:

• December 2023

  • MLGW rate hike passes final hurdle at City Council

    “I believe, and my team believes, this is the necessary remedy for decades of disinvestment and failed decisions under previous presidents and previous councils,” said MLGW CEO Doug McGowen.

    By Keely Brewer December 06, 2023

• October 2023

  • MLGW proposes 12% rate hike by 2026

    The proposed rate hike would fund $1.2 billion of power grid improvements over the next five years.

    By Keely Brewer October 04, 2023

• March 2023

  • Leaving TVA would require transmission network fix

    Any change in electricity provider could require changes in that transmission system, MLGW leadership says.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 13, 2023

  • MLGW to use drones to inspect power infrastructure

    The pilot program is starting in the two areas that experience the most frequent and longest power outages: Orange Mound and Sherwood Forest. 

    By Alicia Davidson March 10, 2023

• January 2023

  • Memphis isn’t alone in water challenges, as nation struggles to repair aging systems

    An industry group estimates there are 250,000 to 300,000 water main breaks in the U.S. every year — generating an estimated loss of 6 billion gallons of treated drinking water across the country.

    By Ben Wheeler January 12, 2023

• December 2022

  • Table Talk: Tired of water boils, done with Christmas, but ready for 2023

    Water boils are inconvenient at home but a crisis for restaurants; it’s time to address our aging infrastructure and fix this mess. Meanwhile, sip on some hot buttered rum and welcome in 2023.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 29, 2022

• October 2022

  • MLGW board questions progress on $1B infrastructure overhaul

    An MLGW board member questioned the $299 million capital spend in the utility’s budget. Utility officials say the five-year, $1 billion plan was slowed by supply chain problems and labor problems.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2022