Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), and Silicon Ranch, one of the nation’s largest independent solar power producers, today announced an agreement to bring an additional 252 megawatts (MW_AC) of solar energy online to serve 16 subscribing cooperatives from across Georgia. The total capacity will be generated across three locations in southern Georgia and will produce enough low-cost, renewable power to help serve more than 44,000 EMC households annually.

Cobb EMC and Gas South celebrated the official opening of a new and innovative Solar Flower Garden on the Cobb EMC corporate campus along Highway 41 in Marietta. The 6,000 square foot garden showcases three 18-foot tall Smartflowers which are part of a larger solar project to supply renewable energy to the power grid. 

Over the last decade, Cobb EMC has been investing in smart, renewable energy technology for its members. The cooperative, a member-owned electric utility, is on schedule to attain its clean energy goals by 2030. The installation of rooftop solar panels on campus, the completion of a Solar Flower Garden, the activation of battery storage, and additional utility-scale solar later this year are all keeping Cobb EMC’s sustainability goals on track.