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MLGW seeks approvals for transformers, cable and repairs; committee gives positive recommendation
Summary
Memphis Light, Gas and Water presented consent agenda items including transformer purchases, underground cable and a roof repair; the MLGW committee issued a positive recommendation to move the consent items to the council floor after clarifications about inspection delays and funding.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water President Doug McGowan presented a consent agenda Jan. 27 that included equipment purchases, contract extensions and small capital items the utility said are needed to maintain system reliability.
McGowan told the MLGW committee that the consent package includes purchases such as high‑accuracy instrument voltage transformers — "about 97 of these voltage transformers" — at a one‑time request of $1.6 million spread over five years, a $5 million extension to a…
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