News Releases
News Releases for: 2025
MLGW Announces Intent to Issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Solar Generation and Utility Scale Battery Storage
March 5, 2025
Consistent with MLGW’s efforts to improve the reliability and resiliency of the electric grid and ensure the continued availability of affordable power for our customers for decades to come, MLGW will issue an RFP for 100MW of solar generation and 80MW of utility scale battery storage on Marc
MLGW maintenance to affect traffic on Poplar Avenue
March 5, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews are performing repairs that will affect traffic on Poplar Avenue near Redbird Lane. We anticipate repairs to take approximately 3 – 4 weeks, weather permitting.
Starting today, March 4, the far right and center westbound lanes on Poplar Avenue will be clo
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s South Community Office, located at 2935 Lamar Ave., will close temporarily for remodeling. The last day of business will be Friday, March 7.
Renovations will begin on March 10, with contractors and MLGW staff working to enhance the facility. It is ex
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews are conducting maintenance work on Poplar near Redbird Lane. A protective plate has been placed over the excavation site, ensuring that traffic will not be impacted this morning
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest three-service publi
MLGW Maintenance to Affect Traffic on Poplar
March 3, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews are performing road work on Poplar near Redbird Lane on Monday, March 3, 2025 starting at 7 a.m. Westbound traffic will be down to one lane.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest three-service public power utility in the nation, servin
Memphis Light, Gas and Water and District 4 Memphis City Councilwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington will host a community meeting and conversation about the Orange Mound Neighborhood Initiative (OMNI) on Thursday, February 27 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Orange Mound Community and Senior Center, 25
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting March 5
February 20, 2025
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, Board Room, 220 S. Main.
MLGW asks customers to conserve energy
February 19, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is working with its power supplier Tennessee Valley Authority to curb demand on the electrical grid during this exceptionally cold weather.
The wind chill tonight could get dangerously low, around 6° according to the National Weather Service. An extreme cold war
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 19
February 6, 2025
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, Board Room, 220 S. Main.
MLGW project to temporarily close Alabama Avenue
February 4, 2025
MLGW Water Distribution crews will be performing work on Alabama Avenue requiring a road closure beginning Thursday, February 6.
The road closure will start at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Mosby Avenue and continue to the 500 block of Alabama Avenue. The High Street and Alabama Avenue
MLGW maintenance work to impact Bailey Station Road
February 4, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division crews will be performing maintenance on a gas main, starting Wednesday, February 5, on Bailey Station Road, south of Winchester and north of Houston Levee roads.
This will impact one lane of southbound and one lane of northbound traffic on Bailey Station Roa
MLGW Begins $30 Million Natural Gas Pipeline Modernization Project
January 23, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is beginning a $30 million modernization project to improve the pipeline distribution of natural gas in South Memphis. Construction starts in April; the new pipeline will be in service by October.
The new 24” high-pressure distribution line will replac
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 5
January 22, 2025
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, Board Room, 220 S. Main.
Call for energy conservation ends
January 22, 2025
Wednesday morning Memphis Light, Gas and Water and power supplier Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) ended their request for energy conservation.
Temperatures did not get above 25° on Tuesday. To prevent any rolling blackouts, and ensure the electric system could meet demand, customers across
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) is excited to announce a modern way to participate in its public auctions of end-of-life vehicles and equipment. Starting in 2025, all auctions will occur exclusively online through a partnership with JJ Kane, utilizing ProxiBid as the third-party platform for on
Frigid temperatures drive demand for power across Tennessee Valley
January 21, 2025
MLGW’s systems for power, water and natural gas are responding well to frigid temperatures. There has been no impact to our customers.
Energy demand on Tuesday should be slightly less than it was Monday morning. The demand for energy will likely peak Wednesday morning across the Tennessee
MLGW is prepared for another round of severe weather
January 17, 2025
Customers should prepare as well
MLGW is ready and asking customers to prepare for another round of severe weather. An arctic mass moving into the Southern and Eastern US is covering the entire Tennessee Valley and temperatures are forecast to remain below freezing Sunday, January 19 to
MLGW closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2025
Memphis Light, Gas and Water business offices will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. 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 fou
MLGW Board of Commissioners Meeting January 22
January 15, 2025
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, Board Room, 220 S. Main.
MLGW cancels Saturday meter reading due to weather conditions
January 10, 2025
Readings will be estimated to ensure customers receive a bill
Due to unsafe weather conditions, Memphis Light, Gas and Water will have to cancel the Saturday meter reading scheduled on January 11.
As a result, MLGW will estimate the readings for about 2,900 residential customers to ensure tha
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