Georgia Magazine - September 2017 - 16

NEWS FROM GEORGIA'S ELECTRIC CO-OPS COMPILED BY AMY SCHNEIDER

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC helps runners, students reach new heights

COURTESY THE RUN ABOVE THE CLOUDS

COURTESY THE RUN ABOVE THE CLOUDS

F

or the ninth straight year, Blue
Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) in Young Harris
is a sponsor of The Run Above the
Clouds, a fundraiser 10K/5K/fun run
that is described as the highest run
in Georgia.
The run, which takes place this
year on Oct. 7 in Suches, reaches
an elevation of 2,800 feet and
includes a 1-mile stretch in
which runners conquer a 230foot change in elevation.
The event raises money to
provide college scholarships
to graduates from Woody Gap
School in Suches, the state's
smallest K-12 school. Last
year, more than $10,000 in
scholarships was awarded to
11 local students.
"Blue Ridge Mountain
EMC has a proud history of providing help in the communities it serves
and is especially pleased when it
involves our young people," says
Byron McCombs, staff assistant and

Top: Runners take off at the start of The Run
Above the Clouds 10K last year. Left: Last year's
first-place finisher in the men's 20-29 age category was Victor Gonzalez, left; Rafael Adalfio
took home second place.

Washington Youth Tour coordinator
at the cooperative.
The race also serves as the kickoff event for the Indian Summer Festival at the school. The family-friendly

event features music, entertainment,
arts and crafts, food and more. For
information about The Run Above
the Clouds or to register for the race,
go to runabovetheclouds.org.

Cobb EMC named eighth in nation for solar

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COURTESY COBB EMC

C

obb Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) in Marietta is
eighth in the nation for annual solar watts per customer,
according to the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)'s
national Utility Solar Rankings. The co-op, which has expanded its solar-energy portfolio by 270 percent over the
last year, was presented the award at the 2017 SEPA Utility
Conference in Tucson, Ariz., April 24-26.
"We're proud to be recognized as one of the nation's
renewable-energy leaders for our commitment to affordable, renewable energy," says Chip Nelson, president and
CEO of Cobb EMC. "Over the past few years, we've kept
a strong focus on increasing our solar offerings while still
keeping rates low for our members. This ranking proves
that we can successfully accomplish both of those goals."
Top 10 rankings were decided from among utilities that
participated in SEPA's annual Utility Market Survey, which
includes solar and energy storage and ranks utilities for
adding the most megawatts and watts per customer in 2016.
To learn more about Cobb EMC's renewable-energy
portfolio and environmental commitments, visit cobbemc.
com/responsibility.

Representing Cobb EMC at the ribbon-cutting for the Sandhills
Solar Facility in Taylor County are, from left, Tim Jarrell, associate vice president of power supply and planning; David Johnson,
chief operating officer; Eric Broadwell, director, Cobb EMC
District 9; Kevan Espy, senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications; Nataly Hart, internal auditor; and Nurdan
Cornelius, director of consumer marketing. Cobb EMC contracted
for 111 megawatts of solar energy from Sandhills. For more information about that facility, see bit.ly/gmag0517currents.

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