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Directors, managers and key staff with Tri-County EMC recently met in Washington, D.C. for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Legislative Conference. (86504001)
During April 23-25, approximately 150 EMC leaders from Georgia joined a contingent of 2,000 directors, managers and representatives from electric cooperatives across the country to educate members of Congress and administration officials on legislative issues affecting electric cooperative member-owners.
“EMCs play an important role in the communities we serve, and we’re committed to the same fundamental mission--empowering our consumer-owners and supporting policies that promote reliable electricity,” said Ray Grinberg, CEO of Tri-County EMC.
“Advocating for our members doesn’t stop at the edge of our service territory. It is critically important that our elected leaders keep cooperatives in mind when crafting laws and regulations that impact us.”
This year, the EMCs in Georgia met with U.S. Senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson and members of Georgia’s congressional delegation.
Tri-County representativesjoined others in educating policymakers on the unique benefits of the locally-controlled, consumer-owned, cooperative business structure and urged lawmakers to support initiatives to benefit co-op members.