Middle Georgia EMC

What Middle Georgia EMC does

Middle Georgia EMC (Middle Georgia Electric Membership Corporation) is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Vienna, Georgia, serving approximately 4,800 members across seven contiguous central Georgia counties (Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox, Houston, Turner, Macon, and Ben Hill). Established in 1940 and operating under Georgia's Electric Membership Corporation framework with an exclusive territorial franchise, the cooperative maintains nearly 1,900 miles of power line infrastructure and 8,500 meters, supported by 46 full-time employees distributed across its Vienna headquarters and branch offices in Hawkinsville and Rochelle. The cooperative's stated mission is to safely provide electric service at the lowest possible cost consistent with sound business practices.

The core product is metered electric distribution service billed monthly, with three payment options (standard billing, Levelized Billing averaging, and Advance Pay prepay) plus an Automatic Bank Draft program and a $10 new-member fee. Underlying technology includes a 1,900-mile fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network being deployed via a $36.7 million partnership with Conexon Connect (announced April 2021) to deliver symmetrical Gigabit broadband to 100% of the membership, alongside a smart grid layer enabled by that fiber backbone. The outage management stack uses Futura Systems' OMSWebMap; the member portal and billing platform are powered by Meridian Cooperative. Member services also include a Gresco-partnered home standby generator program with five financing options, a residential solar assessment tool, and the Touchstone Energy-affiliated Co-op Connections discount card.

Revenue mechanics are predominantly subscription/recurring across electric distribution and broadband subscriptions, with additional professional-services revenue from the generator install program. The cooperative is not-for-profit and returns operating margins to members as capital credits; the first general retirement of $250,000 ($125,000 from 1973 and prior, $125,000 from 2025) was issued in June 2026 following Board approval. Go-to-market is direct: field service representatives handle new service applications and site surveys; an inside-sales call center (1-800-342-0144) and an online self-serve portal handle billing, payments, and outage reporting; the Gresco program operates as a channel-partner model. Marketing is largely member-community engagement via website, social media, email, the annual meeting, and Touchstone Energy cooperative-wide campaigns.

Name

Middle Georgia EMC

Legal name

Middle Georgia Electric Membership Corporation

Website

https://mgemc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Middle Georgia EMC is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving approximately 4,800 members across seven central Georgia counties, distributing electricity over 1,900 miles of line and layering on a $36.7M Conexon Connect fiber broadband build.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

Keywords

• Electric utility services
• Member-owned cooperative
• Electric distribution
• Rural broadband internet
• Fiber-to-the-home

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electric Service Revenue: Monthly electricity distribution service to approximately 4,800 residential and commercial members. Revenue is generated through metered electricity consumption with various billing options including standard billing, levelized billing, and advance pay programs.
2. Broadband Internet Services: Fiber-to-the-home internet service providing symmetrical Gigabit speeds to members through partnership with Conexon Connect
3. Generator Program Revenue: Generator installation program through Gresco partnership with financing options for home standby generators

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Middle Georgia EMC distributes electricity as a member-owned electric membership cooperative to approximately 4,800 residential and commercial members across seven central Georgia counties, supported by nearly 1,900 miles of power line infrastructure and 8,500 meters. The cooperative also offers fiber-to-the-home broadband internet via a partnership with Conexon Connect and operates member services including prepay and levelized billing programs, generator installation, and online account management.

Product overview

Middle Georgia EMC operates as a member-owned electric membership cooperative offering a unified electric distribution service supplemented by digital member engagement tools and emerging broadband services. The core offering is electricity delivery across seven Georgia counties, supported by an Online Portal for account management, billing, and payments. Add-on services include prepay billing (Advance Pay), averaged billing (Levelized Billing), automatic bank drafts, outage tracking (Outage Viewer), and a Generator Install Program. A strategic partnership with Conexon Connect delivers fiber-to-the-home broadband internet with gigabit speeds. Additional offerings include residential solar assessments and the Co-op Connections discount card program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Distribution Service
• Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband (via Conexon Connect)
• Advance Pay (Prepay Electricity)
• Levelized Billing Program
• Automatic Bank Draft Program
• Generator Install Program (via Gresco)
• Co-op Connections Card
• Residential Solar Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• $250,000 capital credits returned to members in June 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Conexon ConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2021Strategic partnership to deploy a 1,900-mile fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network providing high-speed Gigabit internet to 4,800 members across seven central Georgia counties. The $36.7 million project, expected to complete within two years, will provide symmetrical internet speeds and enable smart grid capabilities for the electrical infrastructure. Conexon Connect is the internet services provider arm of Conexon, specializing in rural fiber broadband deployment for electric cooperatives.
• GrescosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGenerator Install Program partnership providing home standby generators to members. Gresco conducts site surveys, professional installation, and ongoing maintenance. Five flexible financing options are available through this partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cobb EMC: Large Georgia electric membership cooperative offering distribution plus broadband and member services; closely parallels Middle Georgia EMC's cooperative structure, smart-grid deployment, and member-centric value props at greater scale.
• Owen Electric Cooperative: Kentucky-based member-owned rural electric cooperative with electric distribution, fiber broadband, and member services — directly analogous cooperative operating model and rural service-territory profile.
• Walton EMC: Georgia EMC operating the same member-owned distribution cooperative model with fiber broadband and capital credit returns; larger but highly comparable in service model, governance, and member-services ecosystem.
• Pedernales Electric Cooperative: One of the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperatives in the United States; mirrors Middle Georgia EMC's nonprofit cooperative structure, franchise-protected electric distribution monopoly, and member capital-credit model at much greater scale and across different geography.
• Jackson EMC: Member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Georgia serving a comparable rural/suburban franchise with the same EMC distribution business model, member-owned capital structure, and recurring kWh-based revenue.
• Blue Ridge Mountain EMC: Georgia rural electric cooperative serving mountainous counties with distribution, broadband, and member services — directly comparable rural-franchise operating model and infrastructure profile.
• Habersham EMC: Northeast Georgia EMC providing electric distribution, fiber broadband, and member services to a rural county franchise — operating nearly identical business model, revenue mix, and member-engagement approach as Middle Georgia EMC.
• Sawnee EMC: North-metro Georgia electric cooperative offering distribution, broadband, and member services; comparable EMC cooperative structure with similar fiber-broadband expansion strategy and capital credit return mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Georgia Power: Investor-owned vertically integrated electric utility serving most of Georgia; represents the dominant broader-market incumbent adjacent to Middle Georgia EMC's territory, providing benchmark for commercial-rate, retail, and grid-investment scale in the same state.
• Oglethorpe Power Corporation: Generation & transmission cooperative supplying wholesale power to Georgia's EMCs including Middle Georgia EMC; the institutional upstream counterparty in the cooperative ecosystem and a structural point of dependence for MGEMC's load-serving capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MiddleGAEMC
• Facebookfacebook.com/MiddleGeorgiaEMC
• Instagraminstagram.com/middle_georgia_emc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/middle-georgia-emc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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