January 2024 CARROLL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION’S NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS
HOW ELECTRICITY GETS TO YOU Step 1 Generation Electricity is generated from various sources.
Step 5 Distribution Substation Voltage is lowered farther for safe distribution.
Step 2 Step-Up Transformer Voltage is increased to push the electricity over long distances.
Step 6 Distribution Power Lines Electricity travels across these lines in your community.
Step 3 Transmission Power Lines Lines carry electricity over long distances. Step 4 Transmission Substation Voltage is lowered so electricity can travel across the local system.
Step 7 Final Stop A transformer reduces voltage a final time, and electricity is sent to your home.
Please Update Your Contact Information Let Carroll EMC know if your email address and phone number change. This helps the cooperative respond to your power outage faster, thus ensuring a quick restoration time, when possible.
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Thank You for Spreading the Word.
Scholarship Application Deadlines Drawing Near Walter Harrison • Due January 30 • Visit carrollemc.com for details and application.
Lineman School
You made our day!
• Due March 8
Thank you to Danielle and all the customers who responded to her Facebook post.
Copeland
• Visit carrollemc.com for details and application.
“I want to share a word of encouragement to anyone who is still waiting on Crossbeam to install their internet service. It is SO worth the wait! The fact that I can type and send this while sitting in my living room and not standing at my window for a cell signal is an understatement. I am beyond amazed at how fast the service is and how everything loads instantly. Thank you for bringing the future to our doorsteps!” –Danielle
Service availability continues to grow. Find out what's happening where you live. Visit crossbeam.net.
• Check University of West Georgia’s website, westga.edu/scholarships, for details and deadline information.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TIP OF THE MONTH
During winter months, ensure your home is well sealed to reduce the need for excessive heating. Seal air leaks around your home and add insulation where needed to save up to 10% on annual energy bills. Install weatherstripping on exterior doors and apply caulk around windows. Check attic insulation levels and hire a qualified contractor if additional insulation is required. Source: energystar.gov
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Students: Tour Our Nation’s Capitol for Free Georgia’s 104 Washington Youth Tour (WYT) delegates were among nearly 2,000 students from across the country who visited Washington, D.C., last year for the annual Washington Youth Tour. With 34 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) in Georgia participating, including Carroll EMC, the 2023 event held June 15-22 was the Youth Tour’s 58th year in Georgia.
Apply Today for The 2024 Washington Youth Tour The 2024 Washington Youth Tour is scheduled for June 14-21. This all-expenses-paid, eight-day event will feature visits to and tours of some of the United States’ most iconic and historic venues, such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Visit carrollemc.com for more details and to complete the application. Applications are due February 16.
Once a year, high school students are selected by their local EMCs to represent Georgia as delegates on the Youth Tour. This topnotch leadership experience and tour of Washington, D.C., includes meetings with state and national leaders, leadership training and visits to many major sites. “This year’s tour was a huge success!” says Andy Paul, WYT Director and Public Relations Representative with Georgia EMC. “I would describe it as a connection-making trip, as students from rural areas of our state connected with students from urban areas, and they made lifelong friendships.”
From left, Audrey Browning and Eli Jarrett.
2023 Tour Highlights:
“It was so great to see students connect their local EMC with opportunities like this for learning and success for their local communities,” Paul adds, “and all on a trip that is at no cost to the students!”
• National Mall • Lincoln Memorial • Smithsonian Institution • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum • Arlington Cemetery
RESPECT SUBSTATIONS And All Other Electrical Equipment Learn more at:
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
Only authorized utility workers should approach a substation, touch the fence or enter the gate. Paying attention to activity in or near substations and other utility equipment helps keep everyone safe. Authorized workers should: Wear proper personal protective gear and display an ID badge. Use work vehicles that have utility-branded logos/information.
If you notice anything unusual at a substation, please report it to the electric utility. Examples include: An open or unlocked gate. A damaged fence. Obvious damage inside the fence.
Suspicious activity includes individuals in street clothes who are: Near or inside a substation fence. Tampering with equipment, such as power poles, meters and padmount transformers.
Call 911 and then the electric utility if you see: Smoke or fire. Nonutility workers inside the substation fence. Nonutility workers on a pole or tampering with a meter.
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Start 155 N. Hwy 113 Carrollton, GA 30117 member.services@carrollemc.com carrollemc.com (770) 832-3552
Safety EducatiEEoaanrrllyy
PRESIDENT/CEO Tim Martin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eddie Gore, Chairman Max Goldin, Vice Chairman Ronnie Jordan, Secretary/Treasurer Donnie Brannon Don DeFoor Alvin Ginn Nan Philpot Lynn Joyner Emmett Harrod
EDITOR
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Kelly Jimenez
Brittany Shadix
OFFICE HOURS Carrollton Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Buchanan Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DO'S & DON'TS DO
Here are some great safety lessons to teach:
AROUND ELECTRICITY
Start discussions about electrical equipment and safety when children are young!
Stay inside after a storm in case there are downed power lines. Place a cellphone on a bedside table, not on bedding or under a pillow. Find another tree to climb if an overhead power line is nearby. Fly kites, drones or other RC toys in an open area away from overhead power lines.
DON’T
Go near a downed power line. Use or set plugged-in items near water, including a sink, pool or bathtub. Go near or enter a substation to retrieve a toy or pet. Try to free an object that is stuck in a power line.
Franklin Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
24-HOUR OUTAGE LINE To report a power outage, call (770) 832-3552, option 1.
Learn other electrical safety tips at:
Remember: If you have multiple accounts, you will need to enter your account number for that location.
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Carroll EMC is no longer affiliated with Touchstone Energy. Therefore, the Co-op Connections Card can no longer be used for prescription or business discounts. EMC offices will close Monday, January 15, in obserMartin Carroll vance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please use the PaySite mobile app, text-to-pay, website or automated phone Luther kiosks, payment system to make a payment during this time. EMC has personnel on standby 24/7, year-round. King Jr. Carroll Even on holidays, Carroll EMC is prepared for storms and outages. Day
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