David van Winkle

The National Cooperative Services Corp. provides financial services to electric cooperatives. It offers financing for cooperative partners, transitional and permanent financing for acquisitions and other special projects and business solutions to help cooperatives run the businesses. The company was founded on January 26, 1981 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

Jackson Electric Membership Corp. provides electricity distribution services to customers in counties around Atlanta and in Northeastern Georgia. The firm's services include credit union membership, EMC Security, surge protection and weather radios. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Jefferson, GA.

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.

Washington Electric Membership Corp. provides energy services. It offers services to the clients in Washington, Johnson, Hancock, Baldwin, Warren, Laurens, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, and Wilkinson counties in Georgia. The company is headquartered in Sandersville, GA.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corp. distributes electrical power and other energy related product and services to residential, commercial and industrial meters. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Cumming, GA.

Middle Georgia Electric Membership Corp. generates electricity power. The non-profit company is based in Vienna, GA. The company was founded in 1940. The CEO is Randy Crenshaw.

Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corp. provides electricity services. It offers online bill presentation and payment/ electronic billing, bank draft, home energy audit, levelized billing, outdoor lighting, and due date option. The firm provides services in the commercial, industrial and residential customers in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. The company was founded on September 29, 1939 and is headquartered in Nahunta, GA.

Oglethorpe Power Corp. operates as a non-profit organization which engages in the provision of wholesale electric power services. It also offers wholesale electric power to retail electric distribution cooperative members. The company was founded on August 8, 1974 and is headquartered in Tucker, GA.

Georgia Electric Membership Corp. operates as a governing body for electric cooperatives. Its association enables Georgia's electric membership corporations to pool its resources to gain strength and efficiency on issues common to the EMCs. The firm is a not-for-profit 501 (C)(6), member-owned organization controlled by a board of directors elected from the member cooperatives and corporations. The company was founded on December 16, 1940 and is headquartered in Tucker, GA.

Amicalola Electric Membership Corp. is a non-profit electric cooperative that has been providing electricity and related services for over 80 years. The private company is based in Jasper, GA. The company serves over 50,000 locations in portions of Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, and Pickens counties. The company has local offices in Jasper, Ellijay, and Dahlonega. The company offers energy savings modifications for homes and small businesses and are a participating lender in the Rural Energy Savings Program. Amicalola EMC also provides replacement electric water heaters under their maintenance program.

National Women''s Hall of Fame operates as a non-profit organization. It honors and celebrates the achievements of distinguished American women. The organization?s programs include induction weekend, educational programs, and special exhibits and events. The organization was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Seneca Falls, NY.

Merrick & Co. provides geospatial solutions, surveying, engineering, architecture and design-build services for mapping, energy, security and life sciences applications. It offers sustainability, procurement, and consulting services. It serves to oil and gas, utilities, bio-processing, renewable, nuclear, and consultancy industries. The company was founded by Edward Lecuyer and Sears W. Merrick in 1955 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Georgia Energy Cooperative operates as a not-for-profit power supply cooperative. The company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in Tucker, GA.