Central Georgia EMC members can reduce their impact on the environment by buying "green power" - electricity created from renewable resources- through Green Power EMC.
When garbage decomposes in a landfill, a gas is produced. The gas consists of methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and non-methane organic compounds. Methane is considered a dangerous greenhouse gas. In a landfill, the harmful methane is destroyed by being burnt in a flare. Landfills are built with wells and underground pipes to draw the gas to the flare.
Landfill power stations collect gas from the well and underground pipe structure. The collected gas is burnt in a combustion unit, similar to an automobile engine, which drives a generator, producing electricity. The electricity is then run through a transformer to convert to a proper voltage and exported onto the power grid.
Residential and Commercial members can participate in Green Power with Central Georgia EMC by adding an additional 150 kilowatt-hour block of power to their energy mix for only $4.50 per month.
The purchase is automatically added to your electric bill. Due to the cost of the technologies involved, the cost of Green Power is slightly higher than that created from usual sources.
GreenPower EMC is a not-for-profit cooperative that secures renewable energy resources on behalf of 38 of Georgia''s Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), including Central Georgia EMC. Founded by Georgia''s EMCs in 2001, Green Power EMC is the first renewable energy provider in Georgia and obtains clean energy from renewable facilities all across the state.
As a member of Green Power EMC, CGEMC obtains solar, and landfill gas energy for its Member-consumers. By harnessing the state''s natural resources, we are helping to power homes with emission-free, clean energy. Every kilowatt-hour of renewable energy produced offsets a kilowatt-hour from an emission-generating energy source.
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Green Power Program is Green-e Energy certified, and meets the environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn more at
The Green-e Energy logo helps consumers easily identify environmentally superior renewable energy options.
Green-e Energy was established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions to provide information and an objective standard for consumers to compare renewable energy options, and to verify that consumers get what they pay for.
Central Georgia EMC voluntarily accepts and supports the Green-e Energy Code of Conduct and Customer Disclosure Requirements and independent verification methods. Green-e Energy assures customers that Participants portray their Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy option accurately. The Green-e Energy logo shown here can only be used with renewable energy options like this one that promises to meet Green-e Energy''s high standards of environmental and marketing integrity.
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Green Power EMC is a not-for-profit cooperative founded in August 2001 by 16 cooperatives, including GreyStone, to support and provide energy generated by renewable resources. Green Power EMC seeks to find, screen, analyze and negotiate power purchase agreements with Georgia-based renewable resource providers. Green Power EMC was the first green power program in the state with green power resources online and operational in October 2003.
Green Power EMC utilizes "green" resources such as biomass, solar, wind, and water to generate electricity.
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If you can''t find what you''re looking for here, visit Green Power EMC to learn more about how we and other electric cooperatives across Georgia are working hard to produce cleaner, greener energy in Georgia.
GreyStone Power''s green Power Program is Green-e Energy certified, and meets the enviromental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn more at
Green power is electricity generated from renewable resources that are more environmentally friendly than some traditional power sources. As a member of Green Power EMC, GreyStone Power Corporation utilizes electricity generated from biomass; specifically methane gas reclaimed from the Taylor County and Roberts Road landfills, as well as, forestry by-products used as fuel at the Rabun Gap Wood Waste Facility . Other examples include our solar field on Ridge Road in Paulding County.
Landfill gas comes from the natural breakdown of wastes at the landfill site. The gas is collected and used to generate electricity. Typically the gas is wasted; in most landfills it''s just burned off to prevent explosions. The Rabun Gap biomass facility uses forestry by-products, which includes limbs, tops, bark and other unusable portions of trees.
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GreyStone Power''s Green Power program is certified by Green-e Energy.
Locust Grove, GA (Oct. 18, 2023) – Today the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) and application partners Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission, Georgia System Operations and Green Power EMC joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to announce that the partners have been selected as a grant recipient in the DOE''s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program.
The DOE''s Grid Deployment Office is administering the GRIP Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to enhance grid flexibility, improve the resilience of the power system and ensure American communities have access to affordable, reliable and clean electricity when and where they need it.
Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission and Georgia System Operations serve 38 not-for-profit electric membership corporations (EMCs) across Georgia who provide retail electric service to more than 4.4 million residents. Together, these cooperatives generate power, transmit and distribute electricity across Georgia''s electric grid and monitor and manage the operation of the system. Green Power EMC serves the same 38 EMCs and sources renewable generation for the cooperative energy portfolio.
"Georgia''s continued growth and prosperity depends on reliable and affordable energy. As the State Energy Office, we are committed to doing our part to help make that happen. This public-private partnership will help build a resilient energy future for Georgia," said GEFA Executive Director Hunter Hill.
"Oglethorpe Power proposed three 25-megawatt utility-scale batteries in this grant application, subject to customary approvals. As we navigate the clean energy transition while simultaneously responding to increased electricity demands, we expect this energy storage project to enhance grid resiliency and enable the deployment of increased intermittent emission-free energy on Georgia''s electric grid," said Oglethorpe Power President & CEO Mike Smith.
"Georgia''s EMCs lead the nation among electric cooperatives for utility-scale solar deployment, and this grant will help us continue to meet our members'' high expectations for reliability, while accommodating the growing renewable energy demands of Georgia''s homes and businesses," said Green Power EMC President Jeff Pratt.
In addition to improved access to clean energy sources, the partners'' initiative is expected to lower energy bills through energy efficiency measures, particularly for low-income households and disadvantaged communities.
"As an electric cooperative focused on transmission, we play an important role in providing reliable electric service to rural communities across our state," said Georgia Transmission President & CEO Barbara Hampton. "As the energy landscape continues to evolve and our reliance on electricity increases, Georgia Transmission will use the funding provided by this grant to increase reliability and resiliency through advanced microgrid technology and infrastructure upgrades."
The projects are expected to create more than 140 construction jobs, providing skills training in the clean energy sector. Existing career and technical education pathways will be leveraged to recruit and train labor for long-term work in disadvantaged communities.
"Our participation in the GRIP grant will profoundly enhance the tools and technologies used to operate the electric grid in Georgia," said Georgia System Operations Corporation President & CEO Gregory S. Ford. "The focus of these enhancements will enable the corporation to better support the transition to renewable energy and integrate the projects funded by this grant into our day-to-day operations," he added.
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