Green Power
Central Georgia EMC members can reduce their impact on the environment by buying "green power" - electricity created from renewable resources- through Green Power EMC.
Green Power's Renewable Source of Energy
Reclaimed methane gas from landfills in Georgia.
When garbage decomposes in a landfill, a gas is produced. The gas consists of methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and non-methane organic compounds. Methane is considered a dangerous greenhouse gas. In a landfill, the harmful methane is destroyed by being burnt in a flare. Landfills are built with wells and underground pipes to draw the gas to the flare.
Landfill power stations collect gas from the well and underground pipe structure. The collected gas is burnt in a combustion unit, similar to an automobile engine, which drives a generator, producing electricity. The electricity is then run through a transformer to convert to a proper voltage and exported onto the power grid.
Participate in Green Power
Residential and Commercial members can participate in Green Power with Central Georgia EMC by adding an additional 150 kilowatt-hour block of power to their energy mix for only $4.50 per month.
The purchase is automatically added to your electric bill. Due to the cost of the technologies involved, the cost of Green Power is slightly higher than that created from usual sources.
About Green Power EMC
GreenPower EMC is a not-for-profit cooperative that secures renewable energy resources on behalf of 38 of Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), including Central Georgia EMC. Founded by Georgia’s EMCs in 2001, Green Power EMC is the first renewable energy provider in Georgia and obtains clean energy from renewable facilities all across the state.
As a member of Green Power EMC, CGEMC obtains solar, and landfill gas energy for its Member-consumers. By harnessing the state’s natural resources, we are helping to power homes with emission-free, clean energy. Every kilowatt-hour of renewable energy produced offsets a kilowatt-hour from an emission-generating energy source.