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Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GEMC) is a cooperative owned by Georgia's 42 EMCs. Services include producing publications for EMC members such as Georgia Magazine, acting as a liaison for the electric cooperatives with state and federal officials and providing training for employees of EMCs. Direction is received from a board of directors made up of one representative from each EMC.
Georgia Magazine, published by Georgia Membership Corporation for consumers of Georgia's electric cooperatives, celebrates the Georgia lifestyle with articles about interesting people, places and events around the state. Hart EMC mails this publication to our members free every month.
Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) is a not-for-profit power supplier serving 39 of Georgia's 42 customer-owned Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs). OPC is owned by its 39 Member Systems. Formed in 1974, OPC is one of Georgia's largest privately owned corporations. OPC is headquarters are on the northeast side of Atlanta near the Dekalb County town of Tucker, GA.
Georgia Systems Operations Corporation (GSOC) is an independent not-for-profit corporation owned by 39 of the Electric Membership Cooperatives in the state of Georgia. They are a systems operations company - an operating agent. GSOC enable the energy market in Georgia and the Southeast by providing a range of operations services that allow market participants (buyers and sellers) to transact, optimize, and account for their business.
Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) in Georgia. Their purpose is to provide reliable and competitively priced transmission and associated services to all of its customers.
The Rural Utilities Services (RUS) was formerly the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Hart EMC obtains most of its financing from RUS, a part of the U. S. Department of Agriculture which provides loans to rural electric cooperatives.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is the service organization dedicated to representing the national interests of consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve. The association provides national leadership and member assistance through legislative representation before the U. S. Congress and the Executive Branch and representation in legal and regulatory proceedings affecting electric service and the environment. Also they provide education and training programs for cooperative's directors, managers and employees.
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) represents the advanced telecommunications and information technology interests of more than 1000 utilities and affiliates in 46 states. They help rural electric and telephone utilities strengthen their businesses with solutions uniquely suited to the needs of rural consumers.
Search North Georgia is a search engine that contains listings of businesses in the North Georgia area.
Local Chambers of Commerce
If you need to find out more about the communities for which Hart EMC provides service or you wish to know about any community events, you can contact your local Chamber of Commerce. The Chambers of Commerce help out both the newcomers to a region and those who have lived in the same region all their lives. Promoting business and industry, compiling information about the local community, and scheduling local events are just some of the many helpful services that a Chamber of Commerce can provide.
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