• Introduction
  • EMCs
  • What Georgia Has To Offer
  • Contact Us

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 710
Atlanta, GA 30308
(800) 339-7185
(404) 521-7600
www.georgiaemc.com

Who We Are

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation is the statewide trade association representing Georgia’s 42 electric membership cooperatives. Our association enables the EMCs to pool their resources to gain strength and efficiency on issues important to them. We are a not-for-profit 501 (C)(6), member-owned organization controlled by a board of directors elected from the member cooperatives and corporations.

In short, our mission is to promote the EMCs of Georgia by providing member-focused leadership and a unified voice through advocacy, education and communication.


Community and Economic Development

For more than 30 years, Georgia EMC's Community & Economic Development team has assisted member EMCs with improving the economic vitality of the communities they serve. Representing the EMCs on a statewide level, our services include:



• Economic Development & ga-sites.com
We offer a one-stop shop for free, confidential site selection assistance to corporate site seekers considering Georgia for new or expanding facilities. Please visit our Web site at www.ga-sites.com. There you'll find interactive, searchable databases of available industrial buildings and sites across Georgia as well as demographics and data on doing business in Georgia.

• Community Development
Whether you are a new volunteer or veteran elected official, we provide local leaders with the tools to bring prosperity to their communities. Contact our Community & Economic Development Consultants for details about these services:

  • Facilitation services for local strategic planning
  • Leadership development
  • Team building
  • Community marketing and presentation training
  • Presentations and orientation programs on the economic development process

• Retail/Commercial Development
To facilitate the decision-making process for retailers, real estate brokers/developers and other commercial operations, we also provide:

  • Demographic reports
  • Market data
  • One point of contact for the entire state of Georgia
We also assist communities in developing products to promote retail attraction in their areas.

• Technical Services
We assist communities in identifying, analyzing, and marketing their industrial sites and buildings to corporate site seekers and consultants. In addition to our interactive databases at www.ga-sites.com, we also offer:

  • Site planning analysis
  • Geographic Information System mapping services
  • Aerial photography

Contact our Community & Economic Development staff for assistance.

Government Relations

On behalf of Georgia's 42 EMCs, which serve more than 4.5 million Georgians, Georgia EMC's Government Relations Department represents EMCs' interests before the:

  • Georgia General Assembly,
  • Georgia Public Service Commission,
  • United States Congress, and state and federal regulatory agencies.
The primary responsibility of this department is to ensure that legislation and regulations will not adversely affect the EMCs' ability to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity. Our staff works to:
  • Educate lawmakers and regulators about Georgia's EMCs,
  • Monitor legislation which affects EMCs and
  • Coordinate efforts to influence legislation and regulation when necessary.
The EMCs of Georgia are long-standing members within their communities, providing volunteers and leadership year after year. The EMCs' member-elected boards and, in turn, the EMC staff comprise a natural and valued grassroots network throughout the state. This network offers the opportunity to bring together constituents who provide essential services to their communities with their local representatives.

 

Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations

Georgia’s EMCs serve more than 4.2 million of the state’s 8.8 million residents, ranking them first in the nation for number of customers served by a statewide network of EMCs. Covering more than 73 percent of the state’s land area, Georgia’s EMCs operate the largest distribution network in the state, with more than 169,600 miles of power lines. The EMCs of Georgia average 9.7 customers per mile of distribution line versus 35 customers per mile for investor-owned electric utilities and 47 customers per mile for municipal electric utilities.

It’s hard to name just one reason why Georgia is the best location for your new or expanding operations. We’re international, growing, accessible, educated, skilled and connected — in every sense of the word. And to top it off, we have a comfortable, warm climate, with coastal living, mountain homes and much, much more.

To understand just what Georgia has to offer, below are some little-known facts. For comprehensive information on our business climate, download a copy of See What Georgia Has to Offer.

Growth
  • Georgia is the fourth fastest-growing state in the nation.
  • Metro Atlanta is the fastest growing city in the nation.
  • Atlanta leads the United States in attracting college graduates, ahead of Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Dallas.
Market Access
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the world’s busiest passenger airport with more than 2,000 daily flights.
  • 80 percent of the U.S. population is accessible by two hours’ flight.
  • 82 percent of the U.S. industrial market and 79 percent of the largest consumer markets can be reached in two or fewer truck delivery days.

Infrastructure
  • Georgia has nationally acclaimed, state-of-the-art deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick.
  • Georgia also has 3,500 miles of main and branch-line track, and 20,000 miles of interstate, federal and state highways.
Education/Training
  • Georgia’s university system is the nation’s fourth largest.
  • The state nationally recognized Quick Start program has provided customized training for more than 390,000 workers.
  • The U.S. Census Bureau ranks Atlanta second for the percentage of its population with a college degree.

Telecommunications Network
  • Atlanta is a transmission hub for the country’s two largest fiber optic trunk routes.
  • Georgia is the national leader in the deployment of ISDN technology, with more than 1,850 points of presence statewide.
  • The state has more than 500,000 miles of cable buried beneath its highways.
Georgia Research Library
  • Need more information on specific industries in Georgia? Or need maps of the state’s transportation system or institutions of higher education? Click here for more in-depth research.

Tax Incentives
Georgia awards business a wide range of incentives and tax exemptions to make the state the most logical place for a new facility. Georgia’s tax credits apply to jobs, headquarters, investments, manufacturing machinery sales, research and development, retraining, electricity sales and much, much more. For a detailed look at Georgia’s incentives and financing options, click here for a copy of our Georgia Guide to Incentives.

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 710
Atlanta, GA 30308
(800) 339-7185
(404) 521-7600
www.georgiaemc.com

Contact: Joe Riley, 404-521-7617

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