MLGW chief talks reducing future power outages
“When I talk about a modern electrical grid, I mean a system that can — when there is disruption or an overload from a storm — it can heal itself and detect where the outage is,” Memphis Light, Gas and Water President and CEO Doug McGowen said at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday, March 13. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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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