News Releases
News Releases for: 2014
MLGW Promotes Gas Safety Awareness March 28
March 26, 2014
Local Lowe’s Stores Team with MLGW for Awareness Campaign Friday
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores in Shelby County are teaming up to promote natural gas safety awareness on Friday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On MLGW’s Natural
Scam Alert
March 21, 2014
March 2014
To our Valued Commercial Customers,
Recently, customers alerted MLGW to two types of scams targeting Memphis area businesses. One scam involves phone calls from scammers seeking to steal funds through false claims of pending MLGW cutoffs unless immediate payment wa
MLGW's Whitehaven Community Office closes early Wednesday due to possible gas leak: All disconnects cancelled for Thursday
March 19, 2014
Late Wednesday afternoon, Memphis Light, Gas and Water closed its Whitehaven Community Office located at 1111 Shelby Drive around 4 p.m. after customers and employees smelled signs of a possible gas leak.
Because of any inconvenience the building shutdown caused, MLGW will not disconnect ut
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda for Thursday, March 20
March 18, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Memphis. Public Board of Commissioners Meetings are held at 1:30 p.m., the first and third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Buildi
MLGW Completes Power Restoration to 60,000 Customers
March 8, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, with the help of mutual-aid crews, completed the restoration of all 60,000 customers who lost power in the aftermath of an ice storm that struck Sunday afternoon, March 2.
Ninety-nine percent of all those affected had power by late Thursday night; the r
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Vice President of Engineering and Operations Alonzo Weaver gives an update on MLGW's restoration efforts to bring power back to thousands of utility customers that were effected by an ice storm on Sunday.
MLGW Restoration Update: 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014
As of 4 p.m., about 4,000 customers remain without power. MLGW employees will work into the night to restore services.
MLGW crews and mutual aid crews continue to work heavily in the northwest part of Shelby County (Frayser, Shelby Forest, Millington), where the storm’s damage w
MLGW Restoration Update: 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014
Less than 5,000 without power
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, less than 5,000 customers remain without power. MLGW employees will continue to work to restore services to customers without power following Sunday’s storm.
More than 50 crews are currently in the field working to repair MLGW
MLGW Restoration Update: 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2014
March 4, 2014
As of 4 p.m., about 8,500 customers remain without power. MLGW employees will continue to work tonight to restore services to customers without power following Sunday’s storm. Power has been restored to nearly 74,000 customers to this point and it will be several more days before power is
MLGW Restoration Update: March 4, 2014 (10 a.m.)
March 4, 2014
MLGW crews continue to work to restore power to customers. Since noon on Sunday, March 2, MLGW crews have restored power to more than 62,000 customers. Around 13,000 customers are still without electricity. MLGW crews will continue to work today to restore power. MLGW is estimating it may take s
MLGW Crews Respond to Power Outages
March 3, 2014
MLGW crews began restoring power at noon on Sunday, March 2 to customers without power. Crews will continue to work into the night to restore power to customers. MLGW is estimating it may take several days to have power restored to all customers.
Storm Restoration Updates:
Currently, t
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda for Thursday, March 6
March 3, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Memphis. Public Board of Commissioners Meetings are held at 1:30 p.m., the first and third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Buildi
MLGW prepared for possible wintry weather
March 2, 2014
With the possibility of winter weather moving into the Memphis and Shelby County area later today, MLGW is preparing for the possibility of outages caused by the possible precipitation.
At this time MLGW is staying in contact with the National Weather Service and closely monitoring the weath
MLGW Contractor Meeting Canceled
March 2, 2014
MLGW’s Contractor Bid meeting scheduled for Monday, March 3 at 9 a.m. in MLGW’s Administration Building Auditorium has been canceled due to weather. This meeting will be rescheduled at a later time.
MLGW is the largest three-service public power utility in the nation, serving mor
Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph Scores Big With MLGW Customers in Need of Utility Assistance.
February 24, 2014
Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph is giving back to the community by covering utility payments for 100 families in need of utility assistance.
Today, Randolph will host a ceremony with representatives from MIFA and MLGW to launch the newly-founded Zach Randolph Community Assistance Fun
Lamar Office Closes Temporarily For Remodeling
February 18, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s South (Lamar) Community Office, 2935 Lamar Avenue, will close temporarily for remodeling, starting after the close of business on February 19. The office will be closed for approximately 45 days.
The Whitehaven Community Office, 1111 East Shelby
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is extending its relaxed deferred payment plan (DEFB) until March 28.
To date, 3,239 residential customers' services avoided being disconnected since the relaxed requirements were activated on January 27; the total amount of DEFBs approved exceeds $
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda for Thursday, February 20
February 18, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Memphis. Public Board of Commissioners Meetings are held at 1:30 p.m., the first and third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Buildi
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda for Thursday, February 6
February 4, 2014
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Memphis. Public Board of Commissioners Meetings are held at 1:30 p.m., the first and third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Buildi
Winter Energy Conservation Tips
January 30, 2014
Memphis and Shelby County are in the midst of one of the coldest winters in years and MLGW wants to help you conserve. What are some of the easiest ways to stay warm and save? Following these these simple steps and start saving today.
Set your thermostat at 68° or lower when
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