About EMCs Listing History

More than 65 years after electricity was first seen in rural Georgia, the state's 42 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) stand as enduring evidence of the success of an important element of the New Deal — having electric systems owned, built and run by the people who use them. From the first power pole to the delivery of 27 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, Georgia's electric membership cooperatives have demonstrated the benefits of the cooperative system. According to the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, the state's consumer-owned and operated cooperatives:

• Serve nearly half the state's residents, more than 3.9 million people,
• Employ more than 4,700 people and pay more than $70 million in taxes, and
• Provide power at rates 10- to 15-percent below the national average.