(Dalton, GA) North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation’s (NGEMC) 2024 Annual Meeting took on a new format that made it easier than ever for members to engage.

As in the past few years, members had the opportunity to register in-person or online; however, for 2024, the in-person options were closer to home for many members. District meetings were held in Calhoun, Chatsworth, Dalton, Rock Springs, and Fort Oglethorpe. The 328 members plus guests who attended an in-person meeting had the opportunity to learn more about energy efficiency, the vegetation management program, and ask questions of the co-op’s leadership while enjoying lunch. An additional 4,920 members registered online for a total of 5,248 members participating in the business meeting.

The business meeting was pre-recorded and is available now on the cooperative’s website. This shift in format is intended to give as many NGEMC members as possible the opportunity to participate in the governance of the cooperative.

Members who registered at the district meetings or online re-elected sole nominee Ted Clark (District 5) to the NGEMC Board of Directors and received reports of the cooperative’s operational and financial condition.

The cooperative’s fiscal year report included the distribution of over 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours of energy; investment of $37 million in the electric system and equipment for increased reliability; service to more than 105,000 meters; engineering of 6,368 system improvements and new services; installation of 5,155 poles; and maintenance and operation of 35 substations and more than 6,500 miles of line.

NGEMC is a consumer-owned, not-for-profit cooperative providing electricity to members in Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties.

NGEMC Energy Advisor Matt Farmer demonstrated light bulb energy use to members at an NGEMC district meeting.

NGEMC President & CEO Kathryn West addresses the room at an NGEMC district meeting.