Georgia EMC

A great time was had by all at our Media Relations Workshop hosted by Georgia Farm Bureau at their auditorium in Macon. Attendees from EMCs across Georgia gleaned expert knowledge on media relations best practices from current hosts of Farm Monitor and reporters from The Telegraph newspaper (Macon, Georgia) and Wmaz Tv-Channel 13. Thank you for the hospitality, Georgia Farm Bureau!

Are you CPR certified? Our training and safety instructors travel to EMCs around the state to teach CPR to EMC employees. This hands-on practice gives them the confidence they need to properly administer CPR in an emergency situation.

Our Communications and Member Services team recently gathered for a team-building service project to paint murals that will be hung on the walls of two medical facilities in Georgia. We are hopeful they will bring as much color and cheer to the facilities’ patients, families and employees as it did to our team. We appreciate the opportunity from the Foundation for Hospital Art, a charity organization based right here in Georgia! Throughout the years, they have worked with 1,000,000 volunteers and patients to create over 53,000 paintings for over 8,500 hospitals in 195 countries.

At its annual meeting on Monday, the Georgia Cooperative Council presented Distinguished Cooperator Awards to 2025 honorees (pictured left to right) Marshall Millwood (Sawnee EMC), Tim Williams (GreyStone Power Corporation), Matt Brinson (Planters EMC) and Don Wood (Middle Georgia EMC). Representing more than 50 Georgia cooperatives, the council presents the award annually to individuals who have provided dedicated support and service to co-ops and their unique business principles. Congratulations to all the recipients on this well-deserved honor!

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is pushing to quickly wrap up the Trump administration’s review of infrastructure project funding for co-ops, she told electric cooperative leaders at PowerXchange. Read more about Secretary Rollins' #PowerXchange25 address: https://bit.ly/3DTOV0l

During our Exercise 1 training class held at GreyStone Power Corporation, these apprentice linemen practiced changing out a transformer and prepared a new pole to be set.

Today we had the honor of celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Georgia EMC at the Georgia State Capitol surrounded by friends and partners from EMCs across the state. We are incredibly grateful to serve Georgia’s 41 EMCs and thankful for the dedicated legislators who continually prioritize and support the mission of EMCs. Here's to many more years of collaboration and service!

As part of our Exercise 3 class at Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation earlier this week, linemen apprentices learn the basic principles of cover up. This important gear helps protect linemen when working with energized conductor.?

Georgia retail electricity prices continue to remain competitive in the U.S., ranking 11th?lowest out of all 50 states. Chris Stephens of?Coweta-Fayette EMC?shared why this is at the Georgia State Capitol today as lawmakers begin taking a look at energy and water use in the state of Georgia to plan for future growth. Stephens gave much of the credit for Georgia’s low electric rates to the Territorial Electric Service Act and shared how Georgia’s 41 EMCs are poised for growth.? ? “Here in Georgia, we are extremely fortunate to live in a growing and dynamic state where its citizens have abundant economic opportunities,” said Stephens. “This is due, in part, to our effective and efficient electric market.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkAsKbDF

As part of their training to become electric linemen, apprentices (future linemen!) are required to complete 40 hours of field exercises during their Exercise 2 class. Georgia EMC’s Training & Safety Team recently administered one of these field exercises at Hart EMC in Hartwell, Georgia. The apprentices removed the wire, transformers and other equipment from the power poles in Hart EMC’s practice yard, leaving only the power poles standing. From there, apprentices had a blank canvas to practice rebuilding the distribution lines. This field exercise simulates what distribution lines might look like in a major outage situation and gives the apprentices a chance to practice their climbing and building skills. Georgia EMC’s Training & Safety Team executes and trains apprentices at these types of field exercises at EMCs across the state using the Northwest Linemen College’s curriculum.