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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Georgia EMC Encourages Storm Preparedness for National Preparedness Month »
(Tucker, Ga., September 3, 2025) – September is National Preparedness Month and Georgia EMC is encouraging electric member...
Monday, July 14, 2025
Senator Steve Gooch Honored With Inaugural Georgia EMC Electric Cooperative Champion Award »
(TUCKER, GA) — Georgia State Senator Steve Gooch has been recognized as the first-ever recipient of the Georgia EMC Electr...
Monday, May 5, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Electric Linemen Showcase Skills at the Georgia Lineman's Rodeo »
(May 3, 2025 - Perry, Ga) - Electric cooperative lineworkers from across Georgia put their skills to the test at the 2025...
Thursday, May 1, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
EMC Leaders Advocate for Members on Capitol Hill »
(May 1, 2025, Washington D.C.) - Approximately 80 electric membership corporation (EMC) leaders from across Georgia, inclu...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Georgia EMC Announces New Leadership for Community and Economic Development Team »
(TUCKER, Ga., April 8) — Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) recently promoted Bradley Harris to vice president,...
Monday, April 7, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Seventeen Georgia Students Receive Walter Harrison Scholarship »
Seventeen students from across the state have been named recipients of the 2025 Walter Harrison Scholarship. Each winner w...
Monday, April 7, 2025
April 14 Declared Lineman Appreciation Day in Georgia »
(Tucker, GA., April 7, 2025) – Electric membership corporations (EMCs) in Georgia, are banding together on April 14 to ce...
Thursday, March 27, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cooperative Council Honors Four Distinguished Cooperators from EMCs »
Four cooperative veterans received recognition on March 17 from the Georgia Cooperative Council as Distinguished Cooperato...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
GA Remains National Leader in Reliable & Affordable Electricity Thanks to Unique Market Structure »
(TUCKER, Ga., February 4, 2025) – According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2024 Residential Rate Survey,...
Monday, November 18, 2024
Georgia EMC's VP of Training and Safety Inducted Into International Lineman's Hall of Fame »
(Tucker, Ga., Nov. 18, 2024) Harry Reeves, vice president of training and safety at Georgia EMC, was recently inducted in...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Georgia’s EMCs Prepare for Above-Average Hurricane Season »
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting an 85% chance of an above-normal hurricane season...
Monday, April 29, 2024
Oglethorpe Power Celebrates Completion of the Vogtle Expansion Project »
Vogtle Unit 4 is now online, providing safe, reliable, emission-free energy for electric cooperative consumers.  ...
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission & Georgia EMC Unite to Support The Burn Foundation of America »
Augusta, GA (February 15, 2024) – Today Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission and Georgia EMC announced a donation of $1...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Georgia Selected For $250 Million Grant For Grid Resiliency And Clean Energy Projects »
Energy projects will enable a more resilient and reliable electric grid, benefiting millions of rural Georgia consumers...
Monday, July 31, 2023
Extension Agents Honored for Youth Influence »
The state and district winners of the 2023 William H. Booth Award for outstanding influence on youth are pictured with off...
Monday, July 31, 2023
Oglethorpe Power Celebrates Commercial Operation of Plant Vogtle Unit 3 »
First new nuclear unit in three decades is now online, providing safe, reliable, emission-free energy for electric coopera...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Kemp Signs Bill Punishing Attacks on Utilities, Public Services »
LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, Ga. – Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday protecting Georgians from criminal attacks that in...
Thursday, January 5, 2023
EMCs Win Grants to Expand Rural Broadband »
TUCKER, Ga. – Six electric membership corporations learned Wednesday they are receiving more than $41 million in state gra...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Georgia electric cooperatives among the nation’s best in customer satisfaction »
TUCKER, Ga. – Georgia electric cooperatives garnered the top four spots and the 11th in the list of the 25 highest-ranking...
Monday, August 15, 2022
Extension Agents Honored with Distinguished Statewide Award for Youth Influence »
The state and district winners of the 2022 William H. Booth Award for outstanding influence on youth are pictured with off...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Gov. Kemp Applauds Ocmulgee EMC and Conexon Connect Partnership Announcement to Expand Broadband »
Atlanta -- Ocmulgee EMC announced plans today to transform life for its members by partnering with Conexon Connect to prov...
Monday, June 20, 2022
News Veteran Joins Georgia EMC »
Tucker, Ga. -- Walter Jones recently joined Georgia Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) as manager of media relations. Jones...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
EMCs Receive $130 Million for Broadband Expansion »
Tucker, Ga. -- Following a comprehensive application process, a number of electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) in Geo...
Friday, February 4, 2022
Gov. Kemp Applauds Jackson EMC and TruVista for Expanding Broadband Access »
Atlanta -- Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded the news of Jackson Electric Membership Corp. and TruVista announcing an agree...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
EMCs in Georgia Take 5 of 20 Top Spots in J. D. Power Customer Satisfaction Study »
Tucker, Ga. -- Electric cooperatives dominated the rankings in the 2021 J.D. Power annual survey of residential electric c...
Friday, October 29, 2021
Gov. Kemp Applauds Altamaha Fiber for Expanding Broadband in Rural Southeast Georgia »
Atlanta – Governor Brian P. Kemp today applauded the news that Altamaha EMC (AEMC) has formed a subsidiary, Altamaha Fiber...
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Gov. Kemp Applauds Sumter EMC and Windstream Collaboration to Expand Broadband in Southwest Georgia »
Plains, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp applauds the recently announced collaboration between Sumter EMC and Windstream t...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Curtin to Lead Government Relations for Georgia EMC »
TUCKER, GA - Kevin F. Curtin is joining Georgia Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) on October 20 in the role of senior vice p...
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Gov. Kemp Congratulates Central Georgia EMC and Conexon Connect On First Broadband Connection »
Atlanta    – Today, Governor Kemp congratulated Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (CGEMC) and Cone...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Coastal Electric Cooperative and Darien Communications to Expand Broadband in Southeast Georgia »
Midway, Ga. -- Efforts to provide needed broadband service to Georgians took a step forward as PSC Commissioner Tim Echols...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Gov. Kemp Announces Irwin EMC Partnership with Conexon Connect to Expand Internet Access to Rural Ge »
Atlanta – Today, Governor Kemp announced Irwin EMC's plans to provide access to reliable, affordable, high-speed fiber bro...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Gov. Kemp Applauds Satilla REMC and Conexon Connect for Expanding Broadband in South Georgia »
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation (SREMC) and Conexon Con...
Monday, May 10, 2021
Gov. Brian Kemp Applauds Carroll EMC and Syncglobal for Expanding Broadband in Rural Georgia »
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Carroll EMC and Syncglobal for expanding fiber-to-the-home broadband...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Middle Georgia EMC and Conexon Connect Announce Partnership to Expand Broadband in Central Georgia »
Middle Georgia EMC announced plans today to transform life for its 4,800 members by providing access to reliable, affordab...
Monday, April 19, 2021
Gov. Kemp Announces EMC Partnership to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia »
(Sandersville, GA – April 16, 2021) – Efforts to expand broadband access to unserved areas of Georgia continue as Gov. Br...

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