News Releases
News Releases for: 2015
Smart Talk: Cybersecurity
May 20, 2015
Smart meters use secure wireless communications to send daily meter readings to MLGW, eliminating the need for employees to drive to every customer site and manually obtain meter readings each billing period. By adopting this smart meter technology, MLGW is virtually eliminating estimates, lower
ABC Professional Tree Service, a MLGW contractor, is hiring for the position of tree climbers.
The pay rate is $13.60 per hour
No experience required
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ABC is contracted with MLGW to perform line clearance or tree trimmin
Gas Construction Project to Impact Traffic
May 20, 2015
Gas projects to impact Stage and Altruria Roads, starting May 21
MLGW crews will be working a gas maintenance project at Stage and Altruria Roads starting Thursday, May 21 at 6 a.m. This will be on the west bound side of Stage Road. The work should be completed on Friday, May 22.
MLGW is
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 1:00 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Build
Smart Talk: Smart Meters benefit all customers, especially those financially challenged
May 14, 2015
Smart meters bring operational cost savings to MLGW, which get passed on to our customers through lower fees, faster service and new options. For example:
· Smart water meters detect continuous water use, which is often a sign of a leak. More than 33% of homes that received s
MLGW/Bluff City Host Alternative Fuel Rally May 18
May 11, 2015
With a rally that kicks off in the Bluff City and ends in Dollywood, Memphis is showcasing its newest public refueling station for compressed natural gas.
A fleet of 20 trucks leaves Memphis the week of May 18 for a five city rally across Tennessee with stops in Trenton, Nashville and Athens
Memphis Energized Television
April 30, 2015
Memphis Energized is a half-hour television program that features important news from Memphis Light, Gas and Water. Each edition of Memphis Energized features energy-saving information, vital safety tips, utility industry news and information on customer assistance programs. MLGW is proud to pro
2014 MLGW Water Quality Report
April 27, 2015
Memphis is home to many unique treasures, but perhaps one of the most vital and coveted is its magnificent drinking water. Few cities in the world can boast water that is as pure, refreshing and tasteful as that found in our own hometown. While most of the world's drinking water originates f
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda - Friday, May 1
April 27, 2015
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 1:00 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Build
TVA names MLGW “Top Performer” in energy savings
April 17, 2015
The Tennessee Valley Authority honored Memphis Light, Gas and Water this week for its Top Performer Award in energy efficiency goals.
Laura Campbell with TVA lauded MLGW for saving “enough energy to power 3,000 homes a year. In addition, the incentive dollars that we were able to pay o
MLGW Kicks Off “Play It Cool” Program
April 16, 2015
200 Window Air –Conditioning Units Available for Low-Income Seniors
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is donating 200 window air-conditioning units to qualified low-income seniors and disabled residents of Shelby County.
Neighborhood Christian Center will host a screen
For every dollar that Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division spends for supplies like paper to poles and services like janitorial, security and information technology, 23 cents goes to women owned, minority owned or locally owned small businesses.
Those are the latest findings when MLGW anal
MLGW’s Customer Satisfaction Score Soars
April 14, 2015
MLGW Posted Highest Year-Over-Year Increase in Latest J.D. Power survey.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division posted its highest score ever, 672, in the latest wave of the 2015 J.D. Power & Associates Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Survey, its midpoint results show.
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda - Wednesday, April 15
April 13, 2015
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 1:00 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Build
MLGW Employee Named Youth Engineer of the Year
April 9, 2015
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division employee Carol Dodge Whelchel was recently named the 2015 Youth Engineer of the Year by the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.
Whelchel works in Natural Gas Distribution and Transmission Design at MLGW; she joined 4 1/2 y
Memphis Energized: March 2015 Edition
April 1, 2015
Memphis Energized is a half-hour television program that features important news from Memphis Light, Gas and Water. Each edition of Memphis Energized features energy-saving information, vital safety tips, utility industry news and information on customer assistance programs. MLGW is proud to pro
MLGW Board Meeting Schedule/Agenda - Wednesday, April 1
March 31, 2015
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 1:00 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise noted), at MLGW Administration Build
Call before digging saves time, trouble and costly repairs
March 18, 2015
Years ago early in his construction career, Joe L. Williams and another worker dug a hole while planting a 10-foot oak tree in a new Germantown subdivision.
“We thought we were being careful but we cut into a gas line with a shovel,” Williams said. “It hissed like a snake.
MLGW Promotes Gas Safety Awareness March 27
March 20, 2015
Local Lowe's Stores Team with MLGW for Safety Awareness Campaign
Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Lowe's Home Improvement Stores in Shelby County are teaming up to promote natural gas safety awareness and "Call 811 Before You Dig" on Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MLGW Road Work Impacts Traffic on Ridgeway
March 18, 2015
Memphis Light, Gas and Water crews will reduce the northbound lanes of Ridgeway, near Interstate 385, to one lane for the remainder of today and Thursday as crews work to repair damage from a water main break that occurred this morning.
Depending on the weather, road work is expected to be
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