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Storm Update – August 17, 2024
Crews have worked all night, as conditions would allow, and we’re down to just over 700 members out. Thank you for your patience and your support. As you know, with winds like we had last evening, it’s going to bring trees down. We are only allowed to clear a 30 foot right of way, typically 15 feet to either side of the wire. In our rural area, so many trees are tall enough that they are going to bring the lines down, and many times break a pole, when they fall. More developed urban areas don’t face this challenge as often as we do here. We will continue working to get all power restored as soon as is safely possible. -
Storm Update – August 16, 2024
11:50 PM – we are down to 1,400 members without power. The rain has persisted, but our crews will continue their efforts to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible. Please remember if you see a downed power line stay back to stay safe. Always assume it is energized. To report an outage please call 706-253-0359, 706-276-0359 OR 706-864-0359.
9:00 PM Severe storms and extremely strong winds have brought trees and power lines down across primarily Gilmer, Pickens and Cherokee counties. The notification below was sent out by the Gilmer Sheriff’s office.
Right now we have 3631 members out at 92 separate locations. 7 of these outages are large, with from 100 to 986 members out, so that accounts for several hundred members. The rest are smaller, widespread scattered outages. We have crews assigned to almost all the large outages. All power will be restored as soon as is safely possible.
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Amicalola EMC members from 2003 to receive over $2.6 million in refunds
credit to be on September electric bill
Amicalola EMC members are more than just consumers, they own the company. As a member-owner of a not-for-profit electric cooperative, each year members are assigned any monies collected in excess of operating costs. When financial conditions permit, the board authorizes a refund of these monies.
This year, the board will allocate a refund of more than $2.6 million for members who had electric service during the year 2003. Individual refunds are based upon the amount of electricity purchased during the specified year. If you were a member in 2003, and still have an active account, look for a credit on your September electric bill. Other refunds will be sent by check provided we have a current mailing address.
For more information, please contact the Member Services department at 706-253-5200 or your local Amicalola EMC office.
Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation is a not-for profit electric cooperative that serves over 56,000 locations in Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray and Pickens counties.
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Scammers: High Pressure Tactics
Scammers typically pressure consumers and make threats to disconnect your service if payment isn’t received immediately. High-pressure tactics should raise a red flag. Don’t fall victim to energy scams––and know an Amicalola EMC employee cannot process payments over the phone. The only way you can make a payment over the phone is by using our automated payment system. Other ways to pay your bill include: pay in person in our office or drive thru, pay online by credit card or debit card using the customer portal, set up automated payments using a credit card or bank draft. #StopScams 🕵️♂️
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It’s a good day for a Bright Idea!
Calling all educators – It’s a good day to have a bright idea! Georgia certified teachers in our service area can now send in their applications. The Bright Ideas program is designed to financially support classroom projects that might not be funded otherwise. Projects are open to all subjects and may be funded up to $1,000. The early bird deadline is August 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM. The final deadline is September 6 by 5:00 PM. Don’t wait, send in those bright ideas today! https://www.amicalolaemc.com/education-grant-application/
Amicalola EMC is the sponsor of the Bright Ideas grant program. Amicalola EMC is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that serves approx. 56,000 locations in Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray and Pickens counties. The Bright Ideas program is funded using unclaimed property in accordance with O.C.G.A. 44-12-236.
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Amicalola heads to Western North Carolina to assist after Tropical Storm Debby
Neighbors helping neighbors, it’s the cooperative way. Amicalola crew members left early this morning headed to the Western part of North Carolina where they will be assisting EnergyUnited in their power restoration efforts. Please join us in praying for the safety of all those working to get the lights back on across the Southeast.
Our Amicalola EMC crew members pictured above from left to right: Josh Martin, Scott Rider, Rozier Wingate, Carter Jones, Lucas Bramlett, Matthew Chastain, Cody Childers, Jackson Moss and David Hollingshead. -
Amicalola EMC hosts Jasper Rotary at Headquarters office
Today Amicalola EMC hosted the Rotary Club of Jasper meeting at our headquarters office. Fellow Rotarian and AEMC President and CEO, Todd Payne, was asked to speak to the club about storm preparedness and the outage restoration process. The meeting concluded with a tour of Amicalola EMC’s dispatch. We’d like to say thanks for being with us today, and a special thank you to the local rotary clubs that do so much for the communities we serve.
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Back-to-school Safety Month
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Back to School with a Bright Idea!
Everyone is headed back to school, and you know what that means… Bright Ideas! Head on over to https://www.amicalolaemc.com/education-grant-application/ to learn more about Amicalola EMC’s Bright Ideas teacher grant program. We would love to help fund that special project you’ve been planning. Apply by August 30th to be entered for a chance to win one of our early bird prizes! The final deadline to apply will be September 6th by 5PM.
The Bright Ideas teacher grant program is part of Amicalola EMC’s ongoing commitment to education. Funding for the program is in accordance with Georgia’s unclaimed property laws O.C.G.A. §44-12-236. Amicalola EMC is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that serves over 56,000 locations in ten north Georgia counties. Amicalola EMC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Final update of outages
We are down to 236 members at 17 separate locations out of power. There are a few remaining from the original outages when the storm came through Tuesday night, but many of these are outages that occurred today.We are definitely on the home stretch, with crews actively working on every outage.We sincerely hope that everyone can have a restful weekend and things can return to normal. Again, we appreciate every kind word of support for our crews, the crews that were brought in and for those working behind the scenes.