News Releases
News Releases for: 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water recently completed its annual Comparative Rates Survey comparing Memphis’ combined electric, gas, and water utility rates with other cities around the United States. MLGW’s combined rates continue to be among the lowest in the country. For several years, Mem
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting May 15
April 30, 2024
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 Board of Commissioners Meeting May 1
April 18, 2024
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’s Downtown Community Office, 245 S. Main St., will be open from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, April 13, to assist customers who need help with their bills.
Appointments are highly encouraged but walk-ins will be accepted. Customers can go online (mlgw.com/appt) or use the QLESS app to
Memphians facing utility cutoff notices may qualify for up to a $700 credit on their MLGW utility bills. Mayor Paul Young and the Memphis City Council set aside $1 million for the program, now in its fifteenth year.
You will qualify if:
· Your household income does not exceed
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting April 17
April 3, 2024
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 postpones the remainder of 2045 workshops
April 3, 2024
MLGW leaders have been on a listening tour, learning what’s important to customers and what they want in the future from their local utility. However, after completing 10 workshops, MLGW will reschedule future community meetings based on input from customers.
Leaders will use feedback and
This morning, a brief but intense line of thunderstorms impacted much of the Midwest causing many power outages in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Memphis and Shelby County were also impacted by this storm system.
Lightning from the storm caused damage to an MLGW electric substa
MLGW closed in observance of MLK Memorial Day
March 28, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water business offices will be closed on Thursday, April 4 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day.
Customers can use My Account on MLGW’s secure website to check balances, make payment arrangements and to check the status of an outage. Customers with at
MLGW closed in observance of Good Friday
March 22, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water business offices will be closed on Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday.
Customers can use My Account on MLGW’s secure website to check balances, make payment arrangements and to check the status of an outage. Customers with at least four to seven days
Eight community workshops are scheduled
A workshop envisioning what will be important to utility users in 2045 has been rescheduled. The meeting originally set at Gaston Community Center for Tuesday, March 26 has been rescheduled to April 18.
MLGW continues to host future-focused communi
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting April 3
March 21, 2024
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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Downtown businesses pitch in for March Madness
March 20, 2024
MLGW and other downtown-based businesses are answering Mayor Young’s call to make downtown Memphis shine during this weekend’s NCAA Tournament games. President Doug McGowen encouraged other leaders to join in the effort. “We’re looking forward to putting our best foot forwar
MLGW honors our Natural Gas Utility Workers on March 18
March 18, 2024
Today, Memphis Light, Gas and Water and other natural gas utilities are observing national Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day.
It’s a day when communities such as Memphis and Shelby County offer recognition and gratitude to employees who work to provide natural gas service safely and r
Traffic will be affected by MLGW gas repair
March 6, 2024
The intersection of Summer Ave and Raleigh Lagrange will be closed temporarily while crews from Memphis Light, Gas and Water repair a gas main. This repair poses no threat to public safety performing maintenance on a gas main.
Crews will be working nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginn
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting March 20
March 6, 2024
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 Board of Commissioners Meeting March 6
March 1, 2024
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 wants customers to help shape its future
February 27, 2024
Eleven community workshops are scheduled
MLGW wants to be ready for the future. MLGW will host at least 11 community workshops over the next few months. We’re asking customers to give us their input. What community challenges are we facing over the next 20 years? What should be MLGW’
Gas Odor in the Air Today and February 29
February 27, 2024
MLGW will perform routine maintenance today involving mercaptan near the intersection of North Germantown Parkway and Chimneyrock Blvd. Also, the same routine maintenance will be conducted near the intersection of Seward and Chulahoma roads on Thursday, February 29.
This routine work will last f
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 21
February 13, 2024
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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