News Releases
News Releases for: 2024
MLGW Celebrates National Call 811 Day
August 5, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is honored to mark National 811 Day, observed each year on August 11 (8/11). Call 811 Day reminds everyone to always call 811 before you or your contractor start any digging or construction projects to prevent damage to underground utilities such as gas, electr
Community Q&A on xAI
July 30, 2024
Saturday, August 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Southwest Tennessee Community College (1234 Finley)
Memphis City Councilwoman Pearl Eva Walker invites the public to a community Q&A session on xAI Saturday, August 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Whitehaven Campu
The intersection of W. Mallory Avenue and Pennsylvania Street will be closed due to Memphis Light, Gas and Water repairs to a water main. Traffic will be re-routed in all directions.
Work begins Thursday, August 1 at 7 a.m. and will last two weeks.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting August 7
July 16, 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 July 17
July 11, 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 closed in observance of Independence Day
June 27, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water business offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence 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 least four to seven
Work will last approximately six weeks
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has hired PLP Inspection Services, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) contractor, to inspect our electric transmission system structures with drones over the next six weeks. This is part of MLGW’s Roadmap to Reliability plan
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting July 3
June 19, 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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Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s Gas Construction and Maintenance crews will work at the Poplar Avenue and Houston Levee Road intersection.
They are performing maintenance on a gas main. This will impact the southbound traffic flow on Houston Levee crossing Poplar Avenue for an estimated two
Water Main Repair Work on Winchester Road until June 19
June 18, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews will begin repairing a water main this evening at 9500 Winchester Road near Crestwyn Hills Drive in Germantown. Maintenance will affect westbound traffic. The water main should be repaired by Wednesday, June 19.
The center and right lanes on Winchester will be
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting June 19
June 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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Gas Odor in the Air on May 29
May 27, 2024
MLGW will perform routine maintenance involving mercaptan near Highway 269 and Highway 72, Airways Boulevard and Stateline Road and Stateline and Holmes Road on Wednesday, May 29.
This routine work will start at 8 a.m. and take two hours, at each point, to complete this work.
The public in th
Making Moves in Procurement: 2024 Procurement Fair
May 19, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s Supplier Diversity department is hosting a Procurement Fair on Friday, June 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MLGW Joyce Blackmon Training Center, 4949 Raleigh-Lagrange Road.
The Procurement Fair is free and food trucks will be onsite.
This year’s th
MLGW closed in observance of Memorial Day
May 19, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water business offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of 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 least four to seven days
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting June 5
May 14, 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 honors winners of its 2023 Art Contest
May 12, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water honored winners of the utility’s 2023 “ElectRock” Poster Art Contest at a Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, May 1. Winning students and their teachers were recognized during the Board meeting; each received a gift card.
The theme of the 2023
MLGW Celebrates Drinking Water Week
May 8, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division joins communities across North America in celebrating Drinking Water Week, an annual observance led by the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Taking place May 5 – 11 this year, Drinking Water Week serves to highlight the importance of safe drinking
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division was recently presented with the American Public Gas Association’s System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operating its natural gas utility. MLGW is one of 25 SOAR recipients recognized in 2024.
The selection was based on de
MLGW Releases 2023 Water Quality Report
May 6, 2024
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is excited to announce the online release of the 2023 Water Quality Report. It is available in English and Spanish at mlgw.com/waterquality. Customers can also request a printed copy of the Water Quality Report by calling 901-320-3950 or emailing corpcomm@mlgw.org.
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Memphis Light, Gas and Water wants to thank customers for supporting the Share the Pennies Home Weatherization Program. Thanks in large part to customer contributions, MLGW’s Energy Services team has completed over 1,080 homes through the program.
“The Share the Pennies Home We
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