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SR 812: GreyStone Power Corporation; recognize

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Senate Resolution 812

By: Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Bearden of the 30th, Brass of the 6th and James of the 28th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending GreyStone Power Corporation for 90 years of making life better in the communities it serves; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, GreyStone Power Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative that serves more than 135,000 members in Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Paulding counties; and

WHEREAS, GreyStone Power Corporation was founded as the Farmers Electrical Association on August 24, 1936, in Douglas County, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, the communities the Farmers Electrical Association served did not have electrical service due to the estimated cost of $1,500 per mile for construction of power lines in rural areas; and

WHEREAS, the Farmers Electrical Association secured an $83,000 loan from the federal Rural Electrification Administration in September 1936 to construct 83 miles of power lines, connecting 320 members in the original four-county service area; and

WHEREAS, the board of directors officially changed the name of the cooperative to Douglas County Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) on June 30, 1937; and

WHEREAS, cooperative employees became experts in the use of new electrical appliances in order to teach members how to use electrical appliances; and

WHEREAS, the cooperative's infrastructure became another important facet in ensuring success does not depend on one's zip code, with the signing of a contract with Bell Telephone Company in 1952 to bring telephone service to rural areas; and

WHEREAS, in continuing the mission to better serve its employees and members, Douglas County EMC worked with Georgia EMC, the statewide EMC association, to form a statewide federal credit union in the late 1960s; and

WHEREAS, the EMC moved toward system automation in 1983 with the use of the new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system in order to restore power more quickly after outages and increase safety protocols for employees; and

WHEREAS, the membership voted to change the name of the cooperative to GreyStone Power Corporation on October 4, 1988; and

WHEREAS, in conjunction with Jackson EMC and Walton EMC, GreyStone Power founded EMC Security to provide security and fire protection in 2006; and

WHEREAS, the cooperative recognized that the digital divide in west Georgia needed to be addressed and founded GreyStone Connect, a broadband subsidiary, to bring high-speed internet access to its members in 2024; and

WHEREAS, as of January 2026, GreyStone has energized more than 7,800 miles of line, serving more than 155,000 meters and 135,000 members; and

WHEREAS, GreyStone Power's goal is to make life better in the communities it serves, which has been accomplished through millions in charitable giving, $205 million returned in capital credits to its membership, and volunteer efforts of its employees in the eight-county service area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend GreyStone Power Corporation for 90 years of making life better in the communities it serves.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to GreyStone Power Corporation.