Chairman and CEO Message

Eighty-five years ago, a group of progressive, hard-working individuals came together for a common goal – to bring reliable electricity to families and local businesses. Although much has changed during the past 85 years, our commitment to our members has not.

Planning For The Future

Our primary goal as an electric membership cooperative is to consistently provide reliable, affordable, safe and sustainable electricity. Cobb EMC has a diversified power supply portfolio that is well negotiated and competitive that supports the lowest possible rates to our members. Currently, our power comes from several different companies, two of which are electric cooperatives, Green Power EMC and Oglethorpe Power (a generation and transmission cooperative). Among these various companies, there are more than two dozen power supply purchase agreements in place to meet the power demands of our members for now and in the future.

Managing The Cost Of Energy

Cobb EMC has a long and proud record of effectively managing our costs so that the electricity we provide to our members remains affordable. One of the most effective ways we’re able to keep our rates strong is with the help of dividends received from Gas South, our wholly-owned subsidiary. In fact, since 2021, Gas South dividends have helped us absorb more than $27 million in rising wholesale power costs rather than pass those costs along to you. This year, Cobb EMC members’ bills are $40 lower per month than the state average according to the Georgia Public Service Commission summer rate surey. Thanks to leadership planning, securing future power needs and operating efficiently, our board voted to return $15 million in excess revenue – known as capital credits – to members who received electricity from Cobb EMC in 2019 and/or 2020. Capital credits are your individual portion of the co-op’s profits. The amount you will receive is based on how much you paid for electricity during 2019 and/or 2020. Since 2013, we have given $43 million back to members in the form of a Wholesale Power Adjustment (WPA) credit on electric bills.

Innovative Thinking

We work year-round to maintain and strengthen our system’s infrastructure and technology, ensuring members always have power they can rely on. According to the IEEE, Cobb EMC is ranked first in the nation for restoring outages quickly and first in the nation for providing reliable power.

At Cobb EMC, we’re also continually working to introduce programs that make your life easier. Throughout the past year, we have enhanced our outage map and outage communications tools, ensuring you’ll stay up to date thanks to new map features and the choice of text, email or phone outage notifications to best meet your individual needs.

Keeping You Safe

We make safety a top priority and strive to keep our employees and the communities we serve safe and secure. Safely ensuring the power stays on for more than 200,000 members 24/7/365, through all types of conditions – from high heat and humidity to freezing temperatures – is quite a feat considering half of our 385 employees work outdoors daily around hazards including live power lines, sharp tools, heights and high voltages. Performing our job safely not only ensures the safety of our members and community, but it also saves on the costs associated with preventable injuries. Additionally, we’re proud to offer community education about electrical safety, scams and cybersecurity as part of our safety commitment.

Powered By Purpose

At Cobb EMC, we’re keeping our members’ best interests in mind, and we remain steadfast in making strategic decisions about the energy and value-added services we provide. We are committed to going above and beyond to address your needs and look forward to another great year as your EMC.

Kevan Espy President and CEO

David Tennant Board Chairman