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Thursday, October 22, 2015
Boys and Girls Club
Dudley, Georgia
Celebrating Our
77
th
Annual Meeting
of Members
Important notice regarding members' representative letters for
Annual Meeting for churches, businesses and organizations
When memberships are in the name of churches, businesses or organizations, officials of these entities
must appoint an authorized person to represent them at Oconee EMC’s Annual Meeting and complete a
member representative form. In past years, the forms have been mailed; however, member representative
forms will now be available in the September and October issues of GEORGIA Magazine and on Oconee
EMC’s website: www.oconeeemc.com. This form must be completed and signed by an official prior to the
Annual Meeting and presented during registration; otherwise, the organization will not be registered or
eligible for door prizes. If you have any questions, please call Robin Cannon at 478.676.1132.
Oconee EMC’s 77th Annual Meeting of Members will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015,
at 10 a.m., at the Boys and Girls Club in Dudley. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Church/business/organization name:
We have selected
as our representative for Oconee EMC’s Annual
Meeting on October 22, 2015. He/she is authorized to vote on any business that may come before the
meeting and accept prizes/gifts on our behalf. We understand identification is required for registration.
The signer is an official of the above-referenced organization and authorized to complete this form.
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Knowledge Is Power
HomeEnergySuite is available on our website, www.oconeeemc.com. Designed by Apogee Interactive, this
electronic library of knowledge about electricity and the hands-on interactive tools provided will both
entertain and educate you and your children
about electricity, how to use it safely and
conserve it wisely.
You can make some very interesting
comparisons! You can estimate the potential
savings of upgrading your attic insulation,
windows or other components of the
thermal envelope of your home. You may
also figure approximately how much you
spend on heating and cooling your home
and know what you spend on lighting,
water heating and other appliances. You
can then determine the effects of upgrading
equipment or changes in use habits on your
energy costs. This is a powerful tool.
Check the My Home tab at the top of our
home page. Please feel free to call the
Customer Service Department at Oconee
EMC, 478.676.3191, with any questions or concerns.
Now Offering New Payment Options
Oconee EMC is now offering Auto Pay for members. This feature allows members to simply input your
account and payment information, and the date of each month you want your payment method applied to
your OEMC account. Simple as that.
In addition to Auto Pay, we offer eBills, eDelinquents and Invoice Billing. For more information about these
new options, please call 478.676.3191 and speak with a Customer Service Representative.
Here are some tips to access these options:
1. Go to “Online Bill Payment” at the bottom left of Oconee EMC’s website.
2. Enter your account number or user ID and password. If you have not set up a customer login in the
Customer Services Portal, select New User at the bottom to set up your information.
3. Once you are logged in, go to the Payments tab (top left tab). When you hover over this tab, several
options will appear. Choose the option that best applies to your situation.
Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption (GATE) cards are due to Oconee EMC by
December 31, 2015. GATE cards that are not received by this date will be removed
from tax-exempt status.
How does it work?
Qualified agricultural producers must submit their
new tax exemption certificate to Oconee EMC or in
order to receive a sales tax exemption on agriculture
equipment and production inputs
More information can be found at www.agr.georgia.
gov. Questions? (855) FARM TAX, or (855) 327-6829.
If you would like to receive text messages with
updates on the tax exemption program, simply
text (GATE) to 72727.
How do I apply?
Applications may be completed electronically online
at www.agr.georgia.gov or submitted by mail. We
anticipate applications being available at your local
county Farm Bureau office.
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Oconee EMC is upgrading our electric system!
We are investing in new equipment, including new meters, that will help
us operate more efficiently, improve reliability and serve you better.
Working day in and day out to provide our members
with reliable, efficient and affordable electric service
What to expect
That's the cooperative difference.
Increased efficiency
Increased reliability
Operating more efficiently helps us keep costs down
New tools for diagnosing problems and disruptions
for our members.
help us improve reliability for our members.
• With data from the meters coming to our offices,
• With more detailed information about what
we will be able to read your meter remotely.
is happening in the field, we will be able to
Remote meter reading and remote reconnects
respond faster to outages. The new meters tell us
mean co-op employees will spend less time on the
when and where there is an outage or disturbance.
road.
• With more data, we can also improve power
quality by reducing the number of spikes, blinks
• Older systems are less efficient at
distributing power. Now, voltage information
coming from the new meters will allow us to
monitor the system in near real-time and correct
problems and inefficiencies.
and surges.
• More data enables us to provide more accurate
information about outages and restoration times.
New tools to help keep electric bills affordable
• New meters mean more information about how you are using
electricity. We can help you diagnose problems leading to high
energy bills.
These meters will not affect your kilowatt-hour rate. Oconee EMC
will recoup the investment on the meters with efficiency savings.
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Youare our
toppriority.
Oconee Electric
Membership Corporation
P.O. Box 37
3445 Highway 80 West
Dudley, GA 31022
www.oconeeemc.com
Jennifer Bryant
Editor
Marty Smith
President/CEO
Board of Directors
Amy Orr
Chairman
Charles “Chuck” Grace
Vice Chairman
Hughlon Davis
Secretary/Treasurer
William “Bill” Shepherd
Johnnie B. Hall
Juanita Austin
David Green
Office Hours
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Back to
School
Be alert. With schools get back in session, take extra
precautions around school zones and watch out for students
along bus routes and in the community.
We all need to do our part to make this a safe place for our
children and youth.
478.676.3191
Proudly serving Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties
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