Afternoon storms have caused 646 outages at 13 separate locations across our service area, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to persist throughout the afternoon and evening. Please stay weather aware and remember, to report outage information please call our Automated Outage Management System at one of the following numbers: 706-253-0359 OR 706-276-0359 OR 706-864-0359.

Amicalola EMC offices will be closed September 2 in observance of Labor Day. To all who help drive progress and build our shared future, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved break!

Teachers! You have 3 more days to submit your bright idea before the early bird deadline. All submissions received by August 30th will be entered to win one of several prizes! We hope that will be YOU 😉 to learn more and apply visit: https://www.amicalolaemc.com/education-grant-application/

Amicalola EMC is the sponsor of the Bright Ideas grant program. Amicalola EMC is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that serves approx. 56,000 locations in Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray and Pickens counties. The Bright Ideas program is funded using unclaimed property in accordance with O.C.G.A. 44-12-236.

In the face of rising energy costs, Amicalola EMC remains focused on providing its consumers with safe, reliable and affordable power. As a co-op member, you pay for the electricity you consume. However, there are additional things that impact your energy bill. Four key factors include fuel costs, service costs, weather and, of course, energy consumption. Read more about these four factors in the infographic below:

We are down to 1604 members out, across parts of 6 counties. Right now, there are 3 larger outages in the western portion of our service area. 2 in Pickens in the Talmadge area and one just over the Gordon County line.
We were getting fairly close to restoring all power yesterday evening, when more storms came through taking another 6000+ meters with it. Some of the crews were able to work through the night and we are getting 10 more contractor crews in today to assist.

So far, we have identified and replaced most of the 16 broken poles we’ve found in the following areas:

HDQ:
McClain Mt Road
Fortner Road
Pearl Johnson (at least 2 broken poles)
Twin Mtn Lakes (at least 3 broken poles)
Beaver Ridge (possibly 2 broken poles)

Eastern District:
Nugget Ridge Road
Raffie Creek Trl Around Amicalola Church

Northern District:
Pettit Road
Big Buck Mtn
Little Rock Creek

Please remember to stay away from all downed power lines. We’re still working hard to restore all power as soon as is safely possible.

Our guys have worked through the day, making progress on yesterday’s storm damage. Now another storm system is moving through our service territory. Reports of high winds and heavy rainfall have caused downed trees and downed power lines. Currently, we have over 6,000 members without power and that number is on the rise. Thank you for your patience, and we ask that you continue to be patient as our crews work to get the lights back on as soon as is safely possible.

Remember, stay away from downed power lines and always assume they are energized. Safety is our top priority. To report an outage please call one of our outage hotlines: 706-253-0359, 706-276-0359 OR 706-864-0359.

Important: please remember if you have details regarding power outages or other related problems, please call this information in to the outage hotlines.