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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 8, 2026

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, Democrat from Memphis, recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) for repairs made to the power grid after flooding and storms in April 2025. The Commercial Appeal reports that FEMA will reimburse MLGW for 75% of its cost to repair infrastructure, nearly $2 million, for removal and replacement of utility poles, transformers, wire and other materials and the labor required to restore power. “The storms and tornadoes that ripped through our region in April of 2025 did serious damage to our power grid," Cohen said in a statement. "I am pleased to see FEMA’s reimbursement for most of the costs MLGW had to incur to restore power.”