EMCs Prepare for Winter Storm

(Jan. 10, 2011)—The electric membership corporations (EMCs) in Georgia recently braced for winter snow and ice storms.  EMCs statewide called upon other EMCs to provide help and support.

Colquitt EMC geared up to assist fellow electric cooperatives by mobilizing employees and contract crews.  Colquitt EMC sent three district crews to Walton EMC in Monroe, three contract crews to Jackson EMC in Jefferson, and lent a total of 18 equipped trucks.

The statewide EMC disaster plan has laid the groundwork for quickly getting help from related EMCs when needed.  The mutual cooperative objective is to restore power as fast as possible when outages occur.