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Utilities are raising awareness about scams By Tracy Warren When a scammer called Florida pet clinic operator Cindy Evers and demanded immediate payment on an overdue electric bill, it sounded real. “They knew my account number and gave me a figure that I owed that’s close to what I usually pay on my electric bill,” Evers said. She paid, even though, in the back of her mind, she knew her payment wasn’t late. “I have pets under sedation, and I’m taking care of animals....

“It means so much that my EMC went to so much effort to give us the best possible experience,” said a 2021 Washington Youth Tour Delegate Kiersten Johnson (Dougherty Comprehensive High School) and Isabelle Rubendall (Westwood Schools) have been chosen to participate in the 2023 Washington Youth Tour, an all-expense-paid leadership experience sponsored by Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives, including Mitchell EMC. For more than 50 years, the tour has helped promising...

By Tony Tucker, President & CEO Service. Mission. Country. You likely identified immediately (and correctly) that these three words describe our nation’s veterans. They also succinctly describe a core co-op ethos. While veterans are innately motivated to serve, in a similar vein, electric co-ops are guided by foundational principles that put their community first. After all, electric co-ops were founded to bring electricity to rural areas where there was none. In doing so, they...

Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation is a member-owned Electric utility that has provided reliable electricity to rural Southwest Georgia since 1937. Our members, school systems, and local governments have expressed a need for reliable, high-speed, broadband internet service. As a cooperative, our mission and tradition is “to power communities and empower members to improve the quality of their lives.” We do this by providing services that are not readily available or by improving...

What is Beneficial Electrification? By Tony Tucker, President/CEO If you’re like most Americans, you’re interested in saving money on energy costs and in doing your part to help the environment. But wouldn’t it be great if you could do both? Well, you can! It’s through a concept called “beneficial electrification.” This utility industry term means the innovations in energy technologies are creating new ways to use electricity instead of on-site fossil fuels, such as...

We would like to wish all our Members and Friends the Very Best for the New Year. As we begin this new year, we are thankful for our past while focusing on the hope for a New and Bright Future. The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought us all so many changes and challenges both to our work environment and our daily lives. These challenges have caused us to evaluate how we deliver service to you. The Employees at Mitchell EMC have worked hard all year to make sure you have had reliable electric...

On December 31, we will be conducting our year-end closeout from 5 pm until midnight. We will be unable to take payments or access account information. This will include taking payments through our app, online portal, CRC, or calling the office. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Mitchell EMC is proud to offer scholarship opportunities for the youth of our area. The Walter Harrison Scholarship and The Mitchell EMC Operation Round-Up Scholarships. Please note that the scholarships have different deadlines and should be mailed to different addresses. Applications will be judged by an independent scholarship committee. Incomplete or applications received after the due date will not be judged. Please note that all applications must include Official High School or College...

If you're an agricultural producer and receive the Georgia Agricultural Tax Exemption (GATE) on electricity, you must renew it beginning this October. GATE is an agricultural sales and use tax exemption certificate issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The document identifies its user as a qualified farmer or producer who is exempt from sales tax on the inputs used in the production of their commodity. Mitchell EMC member-owners who receive a GATE certificate should send us a copy...

As an electric cooperative, our top priority is always to provide reliable, affordable energy to you, the consumer-members we serve. Because we are a co-op, our mission is to enrich the lives of our members and serve the long-term interests of our local community–and this mission has never been more critical than in recent months. One of the seven principles that guide all co-ops is “concern for community.” To me, this principle is the essential DNA of Mitchell EMC, and it sets us...

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the annual meeting has been rescheduled for September 18, 2020.

MEMC is joining the many that have made changes in their working environment in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we are a service provider to more than 24,630 residential and commercial members in Mitchell, Worth and Dougherty counties, our concern for our communities, our members and our employees is paramount in our decision process. Keeping our workforce healthy and ready to respond to any situation that arises on our system is our priority. Our lobbies at all locations...