News Releases
News Releases for: 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water recently celebrated a milestone for the completion of over 800 homes weatherized by June 30 through its Share the Pennies program. Share the Pennies is a partnership between MLGW and the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) designed to help address energy burden
“Rush hour storm” restoration complete
July 25, 2023
Utility restores 216,000 customers following severe storms
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has officially stood down the Electric Crisis Response team as of 2 p.m. today. The severe storms on Tuesday, July 18 (dubbed the Rush hour storm because it hit at approximately 6 p.m.) and Friday, July 21 impa
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting August 2
July 25, 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is governed by a Board of Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Memphis. Public meetings are held at 8:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (unless otherwise noted) at the MLGW Administration Building, 220 S. Main.
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MLGW crews will work until everyone is restored
July 24, 2023
212,000 restored; 4,000 customers still without power
(July 24, 2023, 10:30 a.m.) – Memphis Light, Gas and Water, alongside contract crews, will work until all customers are restored. We haven’t forgotten our customers who have been off since Tuesday. The severe back-to-back storms l
Utility restores 202,000 customers following last week’s storms
(July 23, 2023, 9:30 a.m.) – On Saturday, Memphis Light, Gas and Water, alongside contractors made headway in restoration efforts. Severe storms last week impacted around 216,000 customers and 202,000 hav
MLGW crews making headway in restoration efforts
July 22, 2023
(July 22, 2023, 4 p.m.) –Memphis Light, Gas and Water and contractor crews are making some headway in restoration efforts Saturday. Severe storms this week impacted approximately 216,000 customers.
Despite multiple weather interruptions, significant progress has been made and the n
MLGW has strong start for weekend restoration
July 22, 2023
(July 22, 2023, 10 a.m.) – Three successive severe storms this week, including 75 mph winds and lightning yesterday, has impacted approximately 216,000 customers. Despite the constant weather, significant progress has been made and the number impacted reduced to 2
MLGW staffs up for weekend restoration work
July 21, 2023
Early morning and afternoon storms bring additional outages
(July 21, 2023, 5 p.m.) – Severe weather continues to cause outages. Morning and afternoon storms that rolled through brought winds in excess of 75 mph and caused another 60,000 customers to lose power, bringing the peak to 74,000
UPDATED LOCATION - MLGW hosts mobile food pantry
July 21, 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water, in partnership with the Mid-South Food Bank, will host a mobile food pantry starting at 4 p.m. today, July 21 at the First Baptist Church on Broad, 2849 Broad Ave. Utility volunteers will distribute food until supplies are exhausted
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MLGW hosting a mobile food pantry
July 21, 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water, in partnership with the Mid-South Food Bank, will host a mobile food pantry starting at 4 p.m. today, July 21 at the MLGW Training Center, 4949 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd. Utility volunteers will distribute food until supplies are exhausted.
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MLGW crews will work until all outages are restored: early morning storms bring additional outages
July 21, 2023
Severe weather continues to cause outages. Following Tuesday evening’s severe thunderstorm, Memphis Light, Gas and Water restored 131,000 of the 141,000 customers impacted. In addition to the 10,000 remaining from Tuesday’s outages, 16,000 customers lost power from early Friday morning
Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Bartlett Mayor David Parsons will co-host a Power Hour Community Meeting this Friday, July 21 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Bartlett Performing Arts Center, 3663 Appling Rd.
Doors open at 4 p.m. MLGW Customer Service Advisors will be available to answer questions
Update: New Location for Power Hour Community Meeting
July 20, 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water and District 7 Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas invite utility customers and constituents to a Power Hour Community Meeting on Thursday, July 20 at the Pursuit of God Transformation Center, 3759 N. Watkins. Doors open at 5 p.m. for customers who would like to speak t
MLGW Storm Update Press Conference
July 20, 2023
MLGW President Doug McGowen holds a press conference on Thursday, July 20, 2023, to update customers on the restoration efforts after the July 18 storm that caused 141,000 MLGW customers to lose power.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest three-servic
Rush hour storm restoration continues – 107,000 restored; 34,000 customers remain without power
July 20, 2023
(July 20, 2023, 10 a.m.) – Following Tuesday evening’s severe thunderstorm, Memphis Light, Gas and Water has restored 107,000 customers of the 141,000 impacted. There are 97 repair crews, 89 tree crews, 23 troubleshooters and 33 damage assessment teams identifying damage and repairing t
Rush hour storms on Tuesday cause 141,000 customers to lose power; 93,000 restored in less than 24 hours
July 19, 2023
(July 19, 2023, 5 p.m.) – A severe thunderstorm rolled through Tuesday evening bringing significant lightning and wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Since then, MLGW has restored 93,000 customers, leaving 48,000 customers out of power. There are 96 repair crews, 89 tree crews, 23 troubleshooters
MLGW invites customers to Power Hour Community Meeting
July 14, 2023
Memphis Light, Gas and Water and District 7 Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas invite utility customers and constituents to a Power Hour Community Meeting on Thursday, July 20 at the Ed Rice Community Center, 2907 N. Watkins. Doors open at 5 p.m. for customers who would like to speak to a Customer
Heath Consultants conduct gas leak surveys for MLGW
July 6, 2023
A utility contractor may conduct a gas leak survey in your neighborhood or work area. The contractor with Heath Consultants will wear a MLGW safety vest and MLGW ID badge.
This survey is over the full length of the gas service from the street to the gas meter.
If a worker cannot get to a cust
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s 117 electric repair crews, supported by 24 troubleshooters, 101 tree cutting crews, 48 damage assessment crews and hundreds of engineers, logisticians, system operators and other support personnel have restored power to 121,400 customers affected by the supercel
(July 4, 2023, 10 a.m.) – Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews have restored nearly all outages caused by a series of storms that hit the area on June 25 and July 2nd. MLGW expects to restore power to all customers impacted by the storms by the end of the day.
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