By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Bill Bullock
The electricity network, all the way from generation to a customer’s meter, is similar to a highway system. If roads are built to handle all traffic smoothly during the few hours per week of rush hour then they are significantly over-built for the rest of the time. Often, there is a compromise in [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, MLGW
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Glen Thomas
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has issued a challenge to its customers in an effort to improve nighttime safety. MLGW’s Streetlight Challenge gives the utility a week to fix common streetlight outages or the utility will name the streetlight after the person whom reported the outage.
“Most of the time we do not know [...]
Posted in Education, Safety | Tagged MLGW, Safety
By Staff on July 1, 2010
By Jim Brock
Okay, Cooper-Young. It’s our turn to shine. But keep those bright lights off when you’re not using them! This year our neighborhood is involved in the Smallest User competition with the Evergreen neighborhood. The purpose of this contest is to see which community can reduce its energy usage in 2010, and the benefits [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged MLGW, smallest user
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