Georgia EMC

Georgia Electric Membership Corp. is the statewide trade association for Georgia's electric membership cooperatives (EMCs), providing leadership and unity through advocacy, education and communications. The state of Georgia is home to 41 electric cooperatives. Together with their statewide trade association and generation and transmission partners, EMCs work continuously to provide members with safe, reliable and affordable electricity. Collectively, Georgia's customer-owned EMCs provide electricity and related services to 5 million people, nearly half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of the state's land area. Our association enables Georgia’s EMCs to pool their resources to gain strength and efficiency on common issues through: - Legislative representation at the state and national levels - Community and economic development - Volunteerism and charitable giving - Youth and education programs - Training, education and safety programs - Consumer advocacy - Environmental stewardship - Media relations and communications/member services support - Monthly publication of Georgia Magazine for EMC consumers