Chip Jakins

Green Power Electric Membership Corp. is a non-profit cooperative founded in 2001 to support Georgia's electric cooperatives in their search for renewable resources. The private company is based in Tucker, GA and has a hydroelectric facility at Tallassee Shoals near Athens, GA. The company sources renewable energy and provides education programs to help member-consumers learn about utilizing renewable energy. The facility burns forestry by-products to generate electricity and uses an electrostatic precipitator to remove particulate matter from the boiler exhaust. The company also offers a standards-based curriculum called SPARK for middle and high school students to provide a unique, hands-on learning experience. The program has more than 200 participating schools, trained approximately 650 teachers, and reached more than 10,000 students across Georgia.