HR407: HR407 MEAG Power; 50th anniversary; recognize

MEAG Power, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, was created in 1975 as a nonprofit public corporation to generate and transmit wholesale electricity to electric cities across the state. This resolution marks the organization's 50th anniversary and commends its work serving 49 participating communities. The resolution recounts MEAG Power's history, including its governance by a board of residents from participating communities, its mix of energy sources (nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, and renewables), its 22.7 percent ownership stake in Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, and its record of supplying more than 65 percent non-emitting energy since 2016. It does not change any Georgia law; it formally recognizes MEAG Power and directs the House Clerk to send a copy of the resolution to the organization.

• Formally recognizes and commends MEAG Power on the occasion of its 50th anniversary as a public power provider in Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to MEAG Power.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives.

The resolution directly names MEAG Power, its board, employees, and the 49 participating electric cities it serves across Georgia, along with the millions of Georgians who receive power through those communities.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic gesture by the Georgia House of Representatives honoring a longstanding public power organization's history and role in the state's energy supply.

• The whereas clauses describe MEAG Power's 1975 founding, its 49 participating communities, and its board governance structure.
• The whereas clauses note MEAG Power's 22.7 percent ownership stake in Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 and its record on non-emitting energy since 2016.
• The resolved clause formally commends MEAG Power on its 50th anniversary.
• The final resolved clause directs the House Clerk to send a copy of the resolution to MEAG Power.

1. 2025-02-26House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Bill Yearta (R, HD-152)Primary sponsor
• Matt Barton (R, HD-005)
• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)
• Don Parsons (R, HD-044)
• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)
• Noel Williams (R, HD-148)

• public power
• electric utilities
• Plant Vogtle
• MEAG Power
• legislative recognition