Opinion: Why does my electricity go on vacation more than I do?
Nolan Baker (right), general foreman for Memphis Light, Gas and Water, gives instructions to his work crew as they work on a gas line on North Parkway. (Houston Cofield/The Daily Memphian file)
Ron Maxey
Ron Maxey is a Memphis native with 45 years of journalism experience in the city and surrounding area.
“The real problem here — the sweaty elephant in the room — is infrastructure sorely in need of an upgrade. But as an average user who just expects the lights to come on when I flip the switch, I can’t accept that power in an urban area should go out so easily, so often and for so long.”
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