Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the city-owned utility that delivers electricity, natural gas, and water to Memphis households, governed by a board and funded by ratepayers. This beat watches MLGW's rates, spending, reliability, and the decisions its board makes with ratepayer money.
Outages are falling across Memphis, and that is real. But 17 percent of customers still lose power three or more times a year, and that number is rising. Everyone paid the same rate increase.
The 901 Report
As The 901 Report opens its MLGW beat, here is how the city-owned utility is governed, when its board meets in public, and where the rate increase now on every bill is supposed to go.
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