

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. “At Sawnee EMC, We’re More Than Electricity, We’re Service”. SEMC strives daily to live up to their motto… With a team of approximately 330 dedicated professionals and over 10,896 miles of distribution line, Sawnee stands ready at all times to meet the needs of its members/owners. Sawnee’s assets exceed $642 million, with energy sales of 3.37 billion kWh and annual revenue of $313 million. Sawnee serves electricity to approximately 174,800 accounts in seven (7) counties of greater north Georgia. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is an electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee EMC will celebrate its 80 th year of operation in 2018 and is honored to be an integral part of the communities within its service territory. Sawnee EMC strives to be the very best electric cooperative in the nation and this award signifies that commitment, and confirms the cooperative principle of “concern for the community” in its’ actions. Goodroe, President and CEO of Sawnee EMC. “We are so honored to receive this recognition, on behalf of the tireless efforts of the men and women that call Sawnee home each and every day, and on behalf of our members who enable us to do what we do,” states Michael A. Since its inception in 2003, the Sawnee Foundation has been able to distribute almost $3 million in grants within the local communities - for food pantries, for charities, for schools, for teachers to implement new programs, emergency funds for members who suffer a home loss due to fire or natural disaster, for animal welfare charities, and many other worthy projects. “Through a multitude of community programs, and in particular the success of the Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation, it’s not difficult to see the impact that Sawnee has had on the quality of life for thousands of members in every part of their service area,” says Bill Verner, Senior VP of External Affairs with Georgia EMC. Georgia EMC selected Sawnee because of the many community services that it regularly provides throughout its seven (7) county service area. On November 13, 2017, the Cooperative was presented with the 2017 Georgia EMC Community Service and Volunteerism Award by Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (“Georgia EMC”). Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (Sawnee) is pleased to announce that it has been named the EMC of the Year in the state of Georgia.
