MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As winter storms filled with heavy, freezing rain hit the Mid-South again this week, Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced Thursday that disconnections for nonpayment for residential and commercial customers will resume on Monday, March 7.
"We realize that our customers sometimes have extenuating circumstances that prevent the timely payment of utility bills. To help ease this burden, we've developed payment and assistance programs, as well as extension policies," MLGW said in a statement. "For more information about these programs, customer may call the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Customer Care Center at (901) 544-6549."
Available utility assistance and resources can be found HERE.
MLGW customers are once again reporting that they are experiencing power outages after the winter weather moved into the area Wednesday.
According to MLGW's outage map, as of 12:45 p.m. Thursday, 197 power outages have been reported, leaving more than 5,500 customers without power.
MLGW has not released an estimated time for restoring the latest round of power outages.
Customers can report all outages by calling 901-544-6500. Customers can also visit the outage map to check for outages in their area.
Memphis has extended its winter weather advisory until 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 25. Memphis is also under a flood advisory until 6:00 a.m. Friday.
