Category Archives: co-op reform

‘Tis but a scratch

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

Five years ago there were 10 EMCs backing Dean Alford’s Plant Washington coal project. Now Alford has announced that there aren’t any EMCs left in the group, EMCs that had originally announced that they would own, operate, and buy power … Continue reading →

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Now the real work begins

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

The fight to stop Plant Washington is going to get very interesting because developer Dean Alford’s filings with the EPA will be subject to Open Records sunlight. Alford claims he met EPA requirements to “commence construction” by midnight April 12 … Continue reading →

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Legislators step up for EMC customers

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

Remember in the not so distant past when Cobb EMC customers had to take their co-op to court over lots of really dirty deals and violations of the bylaws? It wasn’t pretty, having to hire lawyers out of their own pockets … Continue reading →

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