SERVING GEORGIA TOGETHER

Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations Turning on the lights. Plugging in the coffee maker. Just normal parts of your morning routine. The mission of Georgia’s electric membership corporations is to ensure that electricity is always there to make these and other essential parts of your daily life possible. Supporting these EMCs are Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation and Georgia System Operations Corporation, along with the EMCs’ statewide trade association, Georgia Electric Membership Corporation. Working together, they serve Georgia in the same manner as other fully integrated utilities across the country. This brochure explains each of these organizations and their relationships to each other. Georgia’s EMCs serve more than 70 percent of the state’s land area. EMCs: A Historical Perspective

EMCs Are Rooted in Rural America

Electric cooperatives are private, independent electric utilities owned by the members they serve. As democratically governed businesses, electric cooperatives are anchored firmly in the communities they serve and are responsive to their consumers’ needs. Electric cooperatives began to spread across rural America after President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration in 1935, an idea conceived at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Ga. The executive order establishing the REA and the passage of the REA Act a year later marked the first steps in a public-private partnership that has lasted for more than 70 years. That partnership has bridged the vast expanse of rural America to bring electric power to businesses and communities willing to organize cooperatively for the provision of safe, affordable and reliable electric power on a not-for-profit basis. Today, there are more than 900 electric cooperatives in the United States, with 41 in Georgia. These nationwide cooperatives provide reliable and technologically advanced service to 42 million people while maintaining a unique consumer-focused approach to business.

Georgia’s EMCs Altamaha EMC Excelsior EMC Mitchell EMC Southern Rivers Energy altamahaemc.com excelsioremc.com mitchellemc.com southernriversenergy.com Amicalola EMC Flint Energies North Georgia EMC Sumter EMC amicalolaemc.com flintenergies.com ngemc.com sumteremc.com Blue Ridge Mountain EMC Grady EMC Ocmulgee EMC Three Notch EMC brmemc.com gradyemc.com ocmulgeeemc.com threenotchemc.com Canoochee EMC GreyStone Power Oconee EMC Tri-County EMC canoocheeemc.com greystonepower.com oconeeemc.com tri-countyemc.com Carroll EMC Habersham EMC Okefenoke REMC Tri-State EMC cemc.com habershamemc.com oremc.com tsemc.net Central Georgia EMC Hart EMC Planters EMC Upson EMC cgemc.com hartemc.com plantersemc.com upsonemc.com Coastal Electric Cooperative Irwin EMC Rayle EMC Walton EMC coastalemc.com irwinemc.com rayleemc.com waltonemc.com Cobb EMC Jackson EMC Satilla REMC Washington EMC cobbemc.com jacksonemc.com satillaemc.com washingtonemc.com Colquitt EMC Jefferson Energy Cooperative Sawnee EMC colquittemc.com jec.coop sawnee.com Coweta-Fayette EMC Little Ocmulgee EMC Slash Pine EMC utility.org littleocmulgeeemc.com slashpineemc.com Diverse Power Middle Georgia EMC Snapping Shoals EMC diversepower.com mgemc.com ssemc.com THE ABCs OF EMCs

Georgia EMC, OPC, GTC and GSOC exist to serve the state’s EMCs.

EMCs are consumer-owned and consumer- also have entered into long-term supplemental governed not-for-profit cooperatives whose power supply contracts with third-party power purpose is to ensure safe, reliable and affordable suppliers and purchase hydropower from the delivery of electricity to homes and businesses. Southeastern Power Administration. Three EMCs Together, Georgia’s EMCs deliver more than in north Georgia receive their power supply under 41 billion kilowatt hours of electricity each year contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority. and have approximately 187,124 miles of trans- A study conducted by Georgia Tech indicated mission and distribution lines — the state’s that the EMCs have a $6.1 billion economic impact largest energy distribution system. on Georgia. The EMCs positively affect the state in Many EMCs have been asked by their consumer- other ways as well. They work as integral partners owners to deliver more than electricity. Responding with their communities. Georgia’s EMCs design either individually or in alliance with others, these industrial parks; partner with local schools to offer co-ops often provide other utility or telecommuni- scholarships and youth development programs, cation services, from natural gas and geothermal such as 4-H and FFA; light Little League fields; heat pumps to internet access. sponsor community beautification; and collect and Of the state’s 41 EMCs, 38 receive wholesale power deliver food to families in need. These EMCs also through Oglethorpe Power Corporation and rely on partner with their trade association, Georgia EMC, Georgia Transmission Corporation for power trans- as well as the Georgia Department of Economic mission. Georgia System Operations Corporation Development and other entities, to bring new jobs serves to control and monitor electric generation, to the state. transmission and distribution assets. Some EMCs

Georgia Electric Oglethorpe Power Georgia Transmission Georgia System Membership Corporation Corporation Corporation Operations Corporation Statewide trade association Generating power for Delivering power to Controlling and monitoring for Georgia’s EMCs 38 Georgia EMCs 38 Georgia EMCs electric generation, transmission and distribution assets Enabling the state’s EMCs to speak with one voice. Strength in Numbers

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation is the and community programs, media relations trade association that serves Georgia’s 41 electric and a monthly publication for Georgia’s EMC membership corporations, OPC, GTC consumers, GEORGIA Magazine. and GSOC. Through Georgia EMC, A 501 (c)(6) not-for-profit the state’s electric cooperatives join association, Georgia EMC is a together to maximize their strength member-owned organization and efficiency in addressing the chal- governed by a board of directors lenges they all face. composed of one representative The services of Georgia EMC include from each member cooperative. safety and training programs, legisla- For more information, visit tive advocacy at the state and national georgiaemc.com. levels, economic development, youth

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Formed in 1974, Oglethorpe Power Corporation is Portfolio Diversity among the nation’s largest power supply coopera- 2015 ENERGY 2015 CAPACITY HYDRO 5% HYDRO 10% tives in revenue, assets and kilowatt hours delivered. COAL 20% COAL 20%

OPC provides power to 38 of Georgia’s 41 EMCs. GAS 33% GAS 54% NUCLEAR 42% NUCLEAR 16% These EMCs, in turn, serve nearly half of Georgia’s population and more than 70 percent of the state’s land mass. 2015 Energy 2015 Capacity OPC is one of the largest private corporations in These wholly owned, co-owned, managed, or Georgia, with 2015 assets of more than $10 billion purchased assets include gas, nuclear, coal, and and annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. Assets are hydroelectric facilities. In 2009, 2011 and 2015, projected to increase to approximately $12 billion, OPC added substantially to its asset base with as OPC’s 30 percent share of the two new units of the the purchase of about 2,325 megawatts of gas-fired Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant are expected to be in capacity. OPC’s portfolio of owned generation service by 2020. includes a total of 7,785 MW of capacity (summer In 1997, OPC spun off its transmission and system reserve capacity). In addition, the corporation operation functions into two new corporations manages another 718 MW under contract. to address changes in the industry and to better OPC places a strong emphasis on environmental meet the needs of its Member Systems. This restruc- compliance and stewardship. The corporation has turing created Georgia Transmission Corporation invested approximately $1.5 billion to maintain and Georgia System Operations Corporation. The compliance with various regulations. OPC is three corporations work closely together to ensure committed to helping preserve the environment that their business strategies are aligned to provide through various initiatives, including a carbon maximum benefit to the member EMCs. sequestration program, community participation OPC manages and maintains a balanced and and research. This commitment allows OPC to diverse portfolio of power-generating assets and provide clean and affordable energy to its Member contracts to provide reliable, long-term capacity Systems while working to preserve the environment and energy for its Member Systems. today and for future generations. For more information, visit opc.com. One of the state’s largest privately owned corporations, with assets of more than $10 billion. To meet Georgia’s electricity demands, GTC will construct more than $560 million in transmission facilities through 2018. Meeting the Demands of Dynamic Growth

Georgia Transmission Corporation is charged with providing a safe and reliable electric transmission grid for approximately 4 million people and with getting it ready for millions more. To meet growing demand, the corporation constructs more than $100 million in new or modified high-voltage power lines and substations each year. GTC is a not-for-profit corporation owned by 38 of the state’s EMCs, and it serves as the link between power generation and the EMCs’ individual electric distribution systems. GTC provides planning, construction, and maintenance for a transmission system of more than 3,100 miles of lines and more than 700 substations. Maintenance includes system monitoring and inspection, vegetation management, load planning, upgrades and repairs to keep power outages to a minimum across the state. Through a rare and progressive arrangement in the electric utility industry, more than 17,500 miles of the state’s electric transmission assets are jointly planned and operated by GTC, Georgia Power Corporation, MEAG Power and Dalton Utilities. Under a set of Integrated Transmission System agreements, these organizations work together to set guidelines, reduce duplication of facilities and increase efficiency. Facilities are jointly planned and operated and are individually owned, built and maintained. For more information on GTC, visit gatrans.com.

1997 38 $2.4 Billion Year Founded Customers Total Assets Including: • 1997, when Oglethorpe • 38 electric • More than 3,000 miles Power divested itself membership of transmission line of the transmission corporations • More than 700 substations business A Powerful Partnership

Georgia System Operations Corporation ensures economical and reliable system operations by controlling and monitoring electric generation, transmission and distribution assets owned by OPC, GTC, Smarr EMC, Green Power EMC, the 38 member EMCs and their supplemental power suppliers. GSOC works with OPC and GTC to deliver wholesale electric power to its 38 member EMCs. To balance moment-to-moment supply and demand requirements for its Member Systems, GSOC directs and economically dispatches nearly 8,500 megawatts of OPC’s generating capacity. GSOC also approves, schedules, and monitors hourly energy and transmission transactions through GTC’s portion of the Integrated Transmission System. On a daily basis, GSOC operators coordinate planned and unplanned switching activities to manage equipment outages and maintenance. And when the lights go out, GSOC is a first responder. With an extensive supervisory control and data acquisition system, GSOC’s 24/7 operators are there to direct and coordinate outage restoration efforts to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. The control center team monitors this system with heightened situational awareness using the latest in energy management system programs and technology, which are cyber-secure and compliant with regulatory requirements. GSOC then ensures that all the data necessary for operating, monitoring, analyzing, and billing GTC’s and OPC’s assets are captured. In addition, GSOC supports the telecommunications requirements of the Family of Companies and its Member Systems, including the communication networks for OPC’s generation facilities and GTC’s transmission facilities. More information about GSOC is available at gasoc.com. GSOC 10-year Peak Load Growth*

In megawatt-hours* GSOC ensures reliable system operations by controlling and monitoring electric generation and transmission assets. Green Power EMC has generated more than 1.2 million MWh of green energy. Providing Renewable Energy for Georgia’s Electric Cooperatives

Green Power EMC is a not-for-profit cooperative project, located nearby and rated at 52 MW, is founded in August 2001 to support its 38 EMC expected to be placed into service in 2016. Other members in securing renewable resources. Green solar projects are in development or under study Power, the first green energy provider in the state, by Green Power EMC and its Member Systems. has been selling green energy since 2003. The From 2005 through 2015, Green Power EMC EMCs that are served by the renewable cooperative resources produced 1.2 million MWh of green provide retail electric service to more than energy — the environmental equivalent of taking 4.2 million Georgians. almost 166,000 passenger cars off the road. As of early 2016, Green Power had a portfolio of Green Power EMC also developed and manages renewable energy resources capable of producing SunPower for Schools, the largest solar education about 52 megawatts for use by its 38 Member program in Georgia. Created in 2005 in partnership Systems. This includes facilities that use solar with its Member Systems, the Sun Power for Schools power, landfill gas generation, low-impact program supplies participating schools with on-site hydroelectric and biomass from wood waste. By solar panels and the software necessary to study the end of 2016, Green Power expects that number the conversion into electricity of energy produced to increase to more than 100 MW, with even more by the sun. potential for growth in the longer term. As of early 2016, Green Power EMC had installed Because of declining prices and enhanced solar arrays and monitoring equipment at 36 middle technology, solar energy has emerged as the most schools and high schools within EMC territories viable renewable energy resource in Georgia. As a across the state, and the number of participating result, Green Power EMC and its Member Systems schools is growing. By monitoring solar power have dramatically increased their participation in strength during certain weather and light conditions, solar projects over the past months. students gain a better understanding of some of the In 2015, Green Power entered its first venture into challenges and opportunities of renewable energy. large-scale solar production when it partnered with For more information, visit greenpoweremc.com. Silicon Ranch to bring into service a 20 MW solar project near Hazlehurst. A second phase of the Georgia’s Electric Suppliers Assigned Service Areas

DADE CATOOSA In 1973, the Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Territorial TOWNS MURRAY 2 RABUN Electric Service Act, assigning power supply areas throughoutAssigned the state. Service Areas: WHITFIELD FANNIN 3UNION The state’s electric membership corporations were assigned 73 percent WALKER GILMER HABERSHAM Georgia’s EMCs 1 WHITE of the state’s land area, with the remaining area designated to Georgia CHATTOOGA GORDON LUMPKIN 5 Power Company or municipal power systems. This map is a graphic 4 STEPHENS Georgia Power PICKENS depiction of those service areas. DAWSON FRANKLIN BANKS HART Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia FLOYD HALL Electric Membership Corporations BARTOW CHEROKEE FORSYTH 7 6 Georgia Power Company (GPC) Unassigned JACKSON MADISON 8 ELBERT POLK COBB Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) BARROW Electric Power Board of Chattanooga & GWINNETT PAULDING 9 CLARKE Unassigned City of Dalton OGLETHORPE HARALSON 10 14OCONEE DOUGLAS DEKALB WILKES LINCOLN Electric Power Board of Chattanooga WALTON FULTON and City of Dalton 11 ROCKDALE 15 CARROLL CLAYTON EMC Boundaries NEWTON GREENETALIAFERRO 13 MORGAN COLUMBIA FAYETTE HENRY MCDUFFIE COWETA WARREN HEARD 12 JASPER PUTNAM RICHMOND SPALDING BUTTS HANCOCK 16 19 GLASCOCK PIKE 20 18 TROUP MERIWETHER LAMAR JONES BALDWIN BURKE MONROE 17 JEFFERSON 22 21 WASHINGTON UPSON 25 BIBB HARRIS TALBOT WILKINSON JENKINS SCREVEN CRAWFORD JOHNSON TWIGGS 24 MUSCOGEE TAYLOR PEACH EMANUEL

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Key to Electric Membership Cooperatives 1. North Georgia 8. Sawnee 15. Rayle 22. Diverse Power 29. Little Ocmulgee 36. Satilla 2. Tri-State 9. Cobb 16. Jefferson 23. Flint 30. Ocmulgee 37. Coastal 3. Blue Ridge Mtn. 10. GreyStone 17. Washington 24. Oconee 31. Middle Georgia 38. Okefenoke 4. Amicalola 11. Carroll 18. Tri-County 25. Planters 32. Sumter 39. Slash Pine 5. Habersham 12. Coweta-Fayette 19. Central Georgia 26. Excelsior 33. Three Notch 40. Colquitt 6. Hart 13. Snapping Shoals 20. Southern Rivers 27. Canoochee 34. Mitchell 41. Grady 7. Jackson 14. Walton 21. Upson 28. Altamaha 35. Irwin

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