SR812: SR812 GreyStone Power Corporation; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes GreyStone Power Corporation, a member-owned electric cooperative that began in 1936 as the Farmers Electrical Association in Douglas County and now serves more than 135,000 members across Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Paulding counties. The resolution recounts the cooperative's history, including securing a federal loan to build early power lines, bringing telephone service to rural areas in 1952, adopting the GreyStone Power name in 1988, founding EMC Security in 2006, and launching a broadband subsidiary called GreyStone Connect in 2024. The Senate formally commends the cooperative for 90 years of service and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to GreyStone Power Corporation.

• Formally commends GreyStone Power Corporation for 90 years of service to communities in eight west Georgia counties.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to GreyStone Power Corporation.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of recognition by the Senate.

GreyStone Power Corporation, its more than 135,000 members, and residents of Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Paulding counties who receive electric, security, or broadband services from the cooperative or its subsidiaries.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change taxes, regulations, or funding. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of the cooperative's history and role in the region it serves.

• The resolution recites GreyStone Power's founding in 1936 as the Farmers Electrical Association and its growth to serve more than 155,000 meters and 135,000 members by January 2026.
• The resolving clause states the Senate recognizes and commends GreyStone Power Corporation for 90 years of service.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the corporation.

1. 2026-02-19Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-18Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)Primary sponsor
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)

• electric cooperatives
• rural electrification
• Georgia Senate resolutions
• west Georgia utilities