What are EMCs?
Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) are member-owned, not-for-profit utilities that serve approximately 4.4 million of Georgia’s 10 million residents and 73 percent of the state’s land area. Georgia’s EMCs employ more than 6,000 workers and operate by far the largest distribution network in the state, with 194,867 miles of electric power lines.
Join PECEG
PECEG starts with people—neighbors talking to neighbors.
Maybe you’re someone who asks questions at the annual meeting. Maybe you’re the one friends call when their bill spikes. Or maybe you just want to make sure your kids and grandkids inherit a community with clean, affordable, and reliable energy.
When you join PECEG, you become part of a statewide network of member-owners who believe energy decisions should be made with the health and wellness of its community in mind. We provide education, training, and support so regular folks can step into leadership, speak with confidence, and advocate for what their communities need.
This is how change happens—not overnight, but one conversation, one meeting, one voice at a time.
Run for the Board
Every strong cooperative has leaders who started out just like you.
They were parents, retirees, small business owners, farmers, teachers, and faith leaders who cared enough to step forward. Serving on an EMC Board of Directors isn’t about politics—it’s about looking out for your neighbors and making decisions that affect real lives.
Board members help guide investments, set priorities, and ensure the cooperative stays focused on reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy. By running for the board, you can help shape solutions that meet today’s needs while protecting tomorrow’s future.
If you’ve ever thought, “Someone should speak up,” that someone might be you.
Get Involved
Being an EMC member-owner means more than just paying your electric bill. PECEG is dedicated to helping communities understand what it truly means to be an owner of a multi-million-dollar company—not just a customer. As owners, member share in the success of Georgia’s EMCs and play an important role in guiding their future. By knowing your rights and responsibilities, you can take part in the democratic process and help ensure the long-term strength and sustainability of Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives.
Become a PECEG (People Empowered for Clean Energy in Georgia) member by signing up today.
EMC Score Card:
We graded electric cooperatives across the state of Georgia on how they serve their communities. The GEMC Steering Committee was instrumental in developing the grading criteria used to determine if they are working to improve access to clean energy, broadband and other services for their members.
Scorecards are a tool for member/owners and nonprofit groups to hold specific co-ops accountable for their shortcomings, while also identifying encouraging and concerning trends among cooperatives in a given state or region. Scorecards are a tool for member/owners and nonprofit groups to hold specific co-ops accountable for their shortcomings, while also identifying encouraging and concerning trends among cooperatives in a given state or region.
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