VOL. 54 NO. 8 • AUGUST 2017 Serving in 14 Southwest ... Newsletters/August 2017/1… · Send recipes to Heather Greene, P.O. Box 409, Camilla, GA 31730 or email to [email protected]

VOL. 54 NO. 8 • AUGUST 2017

The newsyou need to

know in5 minutes!

CAMILLA, GEORGIAwww.mitchellemc.com

Mitchell

Mitchell EMCPost Office Box 409

Camilla, Georgia 31730

Tony F. TuckerPresident and CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORSW. Lucius Adkins Jr.

Chairman of the BoardBaker County

Serving in 14 Southwest Georgia counties...

John B. Johnson Sr.Vice-ChairmanMitchell County

Dennis ChampionDougherty County

Johnny CochranWorth County

T. Ralph Davis Jr.Mitchell County

Doyle MeddersSecretary-Treasurer

Worth County

J. Leonard EubanksMitchell County

Max Lewis Jr.Dougherty County

Billy SenkbeilWorth County

A Consumer Owned Georgia Corporation Since 1937

OFFICE HOURS8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Monday thru Friday

MITCHELL EMC DIRECTORYHEADQUARTERS BUILDING

475 Cairo HighwayPost Office Box 409

Camilla, Georgia 31730(229)336-5221(229)436-0070(229)776-3386

E-Mail: [email protected]

5807 Newton RoadAlbany 31706

208 Dexter Wilson BoulevardSylvester 31791

DISTRICT OFFICES

For your convenience bills can be paid online anytime at www.mitchellemc.com or at the Camilla, Albany and Sylvester offices.

The Mitchell EMC Newsletter is published monthly and mailed to all members of Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation.

Toll Free Service Number1-800-479-6034

Operators on Duty24 Hours a Day 7 Days a Week

IF YOUR POWER IS OUTPlease call us at one of the numbers listed above. We have dispatchers on

duty 24-hours a day. Be prepared to give the name in which the account is listed

and the account number if possible. This information is shown on every electric bill. We suggest posting this information near

a phone in your home.

Statement of Equal Employment OpportunityAll applicants for employment shall be considered and hired on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or past or present military status. The employment practices shall ensure equal treatment of all employees, without discrimination as to promotion, discharge, rates of pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or past or present military status. M/F/V/DV/D

Note: If you move or no longer have electric service with Mitchell EMC, it is important that members keep their address current, so that future disbursements can be properly mailed. Capital credits are reserved for members even if they move out of the Mitchell EMC service area. Mitchell EMC will make a diligent effort to send a check by mail.

Serving in 14 Southwest Georgia Counties...

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Pelham Middle School Participatesin Solar Sprint Race

Mitchell EMC, through its affiliate Green Power EMC, promotes awareness, as well as produces Green Energy. Through the Sun Power for Schools Program, Mitchell EMC partnered with Pelham Middle School to provide educational materials used in classrooms to educate students about Green Energy and its impact on our environment. The solar sprint car allows stu-dents the opportunity to build a sprint car powered by the sun.

On May 19, 2017, Pelham Middle School sixth grade students took part in the solar sprint. The fastest car went to the team of Keonta Battle and Oscar Mo-rales. Silas Smith and Hunter McManus took home the award for most original design. The students worked with their sixth grade science teacher Ms. Brittany Forrest to design their cars before the competition. The students worked in teams of two. The only stip-ulation the students had was that the car must work. They had freedom in design and originality. A total of 120 students participated in the event.

“This partnership is one of the ways that Mitchell EMC gives back to the

communities that we serve,” says Mitchell EMC CEO Tony Tucker.

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Share & Win!Send us your favorite quick and easy

dinner recipes. If your recipe is chosen for print, you can win a

$25 credit on your next Mitchell EMC bill.

Send recipes to Heather Greene, P.O. Box 409, Camilla, GA 31730 or email to

[email protected].

A Community Partner Since 1937

Thanks! to Patsy Hancock, Mitchell County, GA, for sharing this recipe.

Ingredients:5 (15-oz) cans green beans, drained1 lb. bacon2/3 cup brown sugar1/4 cup butter, melted1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce1-1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour drained green beans in an ungreased 9x13-inch pan. In a large skillet, cook bacon until almost done, but not too crispy. Remove from skillet, drain on paper towel and chop. Sprinkle cooked bacon on top of green beans. Whisk together brown sugar, melted butter, soy sauce and garlic powder. Pour over green beans. Bake for 40 minutes.

Smothered Green Beans

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EMC LEADERS MEET ON CAPITOL HILLStaff with Mitchell EMC

recently met in Wash-ington, D.C. for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Legislative Con-ference.

During April 23-25, ap-proximately 150 EMC lead-ers from Georgia joined a contingent of 2,000 direc-tors, managers and rep-resentatives from electric cooperatives across the country to educate mem-bers of Congress and ad-ministration officials on legislative issues affecting electric cooperative member-owners.

“EMCs play an important role in the commu-nities we serve, and we’re committed to the same fundamental mission--empowering our consum-er-owners and supporting policies that promote af-fordable and reliable electricity,” said Chad Carden with Mitchell EMC.

“Advocating for our members doesn’t stop at the edge of our service territory. It is critically important that our elected leaders keep cooperatives in mind when crafting laws and regulations that impact us.”

This year, the EMCs in Georgia met with U.S. Senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson and members of Georgia’s congressional delegation. Mitchell EMC joined others in educating policy-makers on the unique benefits of the locally-con-trolled, consumer-owned, cooperative business structure and urged lawmakers to support initiatives in five key areas:

• Energy Tax Incentives – A bill introduced by Tom Reed (R-NY) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) to help co-op members save energy and money by extending tax credits for highly-efficient geothermal heat pumps.

• Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Electric Loan Program – Maintain current funding levels which provide affordable capital to electric cooperatives for infrastructure development.

• The Electricity Reliability and Forest Protec-tion Act, introduced by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), to ensure grid re-liability and reduce the risk of fires and fire hazards on utility rights-of-way on federally-owned lands.

• Endangered Species Act Reform – Make the process of determining threatened or endangered species more transparent, effective and less costly.

• Rural Broadband – Continue to further efforts to close the broadband gap in rural communities by assuring that rural broadband expansion is included as part of any infrastructure spending plan as well as making necessary modifications to existing fed-eral rural broadband programs to ensure these pro-grams are working as they should.

Mitchell EMC is a consumer owned cooperative providing electricity and related services to over 15,000 members in 14 Counties.

Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association representing the state’s 41 EMCs, Oglethorpe Pow-er Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp. Collectively, Georgia’s customer-owned EMCs provide electricity and re-lated services to 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia’s population, across 73 percent of the state’s land area.

The NRECA is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric coopera-tives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.

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EMC LEADERS MEET ON CAPITOL HILL

Staff with Mitchell EMC recently met in Washington, D.C. for the annual National Rural Electric

Cooperative Association (NRECA) Legislative Conference.

During April 23-25, approximately 150 EMC leaders from Georgia joined a contingent of 2,000

directors, managers and representatives from electric cooperatives across the country to educate

members of Congress and administration officials on legislative issues affecting electric cooperative

member-owners.

“EMCs play an important role in the communities we serve, and we’re committed to the same

fundamental mission--empowering our consumer-owners and supporting policies that promote

affordable and reliable electricity,” said Chad Carden with Mitchell EMC.

“Advocating for our members doesn’t stop at the edge of our service territory. It is critically

important that our elected leaders keep cooperatives in mind when crafting laws and regulations that

impact us.”





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VOL. 54 NO. 8 • AUGUST 2017

The newsyou need to

know in5 minutes!

CAMILLA, GEORGIAwww.mitchellemc.com

Mitchell

Mitchell EMCPost Office Box 409

Camilla, Georgia 31730

Tony F. TuckerPresident and CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORSW. Lucius Adkins Jr.

Chairman of the BoardBaker County

Serving in 14 Southwest Georgia counties...

John B. Johnson Sr.Vice-ChairmanMitchell County

Dennis ChampionDougherty County

Johnny CochranWorth County

T. Ralph Davis Jr.Mitchell County

Doyle MeddersSecretary-Treasurer

Worth County

J. Leonard EubanksMitchell County

Max Lewis Jr.Dougherty County

Billy SenkbeilWorth County

A Consumer Owned Georgia Corporation Since 1937

OFFICE HOURS8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Monday thru Friday

MITCHELL EMC DIRECTORYHEADQUARTERS BUILDING

475 Cairo HighwayPost Office Box 409

Camilla, Georgia 31730(229)336-5221(229)436-0070(229)776-3386

E-Mail: [email protected]

5807 Newton RoadAlbany 31706

208 Dexter Wilson BoulevardSylvester 31791

DISTRICT OFFICES

For your convenience bills can be paid online anytime at www.mitchellemc.com or at the Camilla, Albany and Sylvester offices.

The Mitchell EMC Newsletter is published monthly and mailed to all members of Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation.

Toll Free Service Number1-800-479-6034

Operators on Duty24 Hours a Day 7 Days a Week

IF YOUR POWER IS OUTPlease call us at one of the numbers listed above. We have dispatchers on

duty 24-hours a day. Be prepared to give the name in which the account is listed

and the account number if possible. This information is shown on every electric bill. We suggest posting this information near

a phone in your home.

Statement of Equal Employment OpportunityAll applicants for employment shall be considered and hired on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or past or present military status. The employment practices shall ensure equal treatment of all employees, without discrimination as to promotion, discharge, rates of pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or past or present military status. M/F/V/DV/D

Note: If you move or no longer have electric service with Mitchell EMC, it is important that members keep their address current, so that future disbursements can be properly mailed. Capital credits are reserved for members even if they move out of the Mitchell EMC service area. Mitchell EMC will make a diligent effort to send a check by mail.

Serving in 14 Southwest Georgia Counties...

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Pelham Middle School Participatesin Solar Sprint Race

Mitchell EMC, through its affiliate Green Power EMC, promotes awareness, as well as produces Green Energy. Through the Sun Power for Schools Program, Mitchell EMC partnered with Pelham Middle School to provide educational materials used in classrooms to educate students about Green Energy and its impact on our environment. The solar sprint car allows stu-dents the opportunity to build a sprint car powered by the sun.

On May 19, 2017, Pelham Middle School sixth grade students took part in the solar sprint. The fastest car went to the team of Keonta Battle and Oscar Mo-rales. Silas Smith and Hunter McManus took home the award for most original design. The students worked with their sixth grade science teacher Ms. Brittany Forrest to design their cars before the competition. The students worked in teams of two. The only stip-ulation the students had was that the car must work. They had freedom in design and originality. A total of 120 students participated in the event.

“This partnership is one of the ways that Mitchell EMC gives back to the

communities that we serve,” says Mitchell EMC CEO Tony Tucker.

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