October 2017

SSEMC Makes Going Solar Easy

Are you interested in solar powerbut don’t want to put panels onyour roof? Perhaps your home-owner’s association has restrictionsagainst solar panels, or maybe yourent and your landlord won’t allowyou to install solar panels.

Our 2.7 AC megawatt Coopera-tive Solar project is the perfectsolution for those looking to investin solar energy. The facility givesresidential members the ability topurchase one-kilowatt blocks ofsolar electricity for $20 each permonth. There is no upfront cost,no long-term lease, no maintenanceand no contract — solar made sim-ple. 3307527

Kilowatt-hours produced offsetthe same number of kilowatt-hourson each participant’s monthly bill.Each block will receive 1/2,700th ofthe output of the project and isexpected to produce between 135and 195 kilowatt-hours of solarenergy monthly. Each residentialmember may purchase up to 2blocks.

Energy output will vary due to the

sun’s angle, the time of year, thenumber of cloudy days in the monthand other factors.

You can view information on SSEMC’s Cooperative Solar

project at www.ssemc.com/solar.The page shows the monthly cumu-lative amount of energy producedby the co-op’s facility and shows thedemand being generated in realtime with current weather condi-tions. 592329

To sign up for your own solarblocks, call us at 770-786-3484.There is no upfront cost, no long-term lease, no maintenance and nocontract. You can discontinue yoursolar energy commitment at anytime by notifying us. If you leave theprogram, Snapping Shoals EMC can-not guarantee there will be availabil-ity if you decide to rejoin. Requeststo rejoin may only be granted 18months after previous cancellations.

Solar blocks available for $20 each per month

Advantages of SSEMC’sCooperative Solar

• No maintenance hassles• No red tape with zoning restrictionsor homeowners’ associations• No holes or modifications to yourroof to accommodate solar equipment• No long-term contract • Perfect solution for renters who wantto be involved with renewable energy• Solar energy will be allocated to yourelectric bill on a monthly basis

Do you want to know what goeson at home while you're away?Want to make sure your kids gothome from school safely? If so,EMC Security can help.

Video doorbells are extremelypopular. People love thembecause they are easy to install,provide instant mobile alerts andtwo-way talk, and allow you tokeep watch on visitors at yourdoor whether you are in thekitchen or across town.

The video doorbell connects viaWi-Fi and operates through asmartphone app that can be cus-

tomized to best meet your needs.Once the camera picks up

motion, it instantly sends therecorded video clip to your phone,allowing you to see and talk to theperson in real-time. 4564049

EMC Security offers the Skybellvideo doorbell, which integrateswith the Alarm.com app to controlthe doorbell camera, security sys-tem and other features such aslocks, lights and thermostats.

Visit EMC Security’s website atemcsecurity.com for more infor-mation or call 770-963-0305 toorder your video doorbell today.

Keep an Eye on Your Home EMC Security offers video doorbell 

P.O. Box 509Covington, GA 30015

www.ssemc.com

24-Hour Phone Number770-786-3484

Report an outage:Use the mySSEMC app

or call 678-814-4961

Pay your bill or check youraccount balance:

Call 1-888-999-1416 or use the mySSEMC app

Report power theft: Call our anonymous tip line

at 678-729-8095

Call before you dig: Call Utilities Protection Center

of Georgia at 811 or visitwww.georgia811.com

OFFICE LOCATIONS14750 Brown Bridge Road

Covington, GA 30016

190 Fairview RoadEllenwood, GA 30294

24-hour payment kiosks

are located at each of our offices

OFFICE HOURS8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

BOARD OF DIRECTORSChairman

Anthony NortonRockdale County, District 2

Vice ChairmanWalter Johnson

DeKalb County, District 3

Secretary/TreasurerRuby Woods

Newton County, District 1

Asst. Secretary/TreasurerGene Morris

Henry County, District 4

D.L. “Pete” KnoxNewton County, District 1

Jeanette BerryNewton County, District 1

Dr. Joseph SharpRockdale County, District 2

Dr. Millard RossRockdale County, District 2

Frank LinebergerDeKalb County, District 3

Jake CarterHenry County, District 4

James I. WhiteHenry County, District 4

Find your number and win a $50 credit!

If your Snapping Shoals EMCaccount number is hidden in thisissue of The Illuminator, call us at

770-786-3484 within the nextmonth and you could win a $50

credit on your bill.

The Illuminator is a monthlynewsletter published for

Snapping Shoals EMC customers.Editor

Leigh-Anne Burgess

Find us on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/SnappingShoalsEMC

Report an outage, pay your

bill and manage your account

with the mySSEMC app.

June 2017Individual assistance total: $9,628.55Organizational Grant Recipients:• A Child’s Voice (Walton) - $5,00• Bethlehem Baptist Church (Newton) - $1,500• Samaritans Together (Henry) - $10,000• Servants of the Lord (Rockdale) - $5,000

AUGUST 2017Individual assistance total: $24,478.05Organizational Grant Recipients:• Prevent Blindness Georgia (Metro) - $2000• Repairers of the Breach (Newton) - $2500• Side By Side (DeKalb) - $5000• United Food Force (Henry) - $2500

Operation Round Up offers a wayfor our members to help neighborsin need for what generally amountsto small change – whatever it takes toround up their power bill to the nextdollar. Contributions range from a pennyto 99 cents per month, an average of just$6 a year. 4037289

But when all those pennies and nickelsand dimes are added together, it’s trulyamazing how much good they can do.

The funds are used to help qualifying

charitable/communityorganizations with spe-

cific needs that theyhave or to directly helppeople in need of assis-

tance with household orliving expenses; home repairs

or equipment; and medical or healthneeds.

The funds approved at the most recentOperation Round Up meetings are listedbelow.

Round Up Program Helps Community

Beginning November 1, your electric energy use will be billed on our winterrates. Winter rates are effective from November through April, and summerrates are billed from May through October. In areas such as ours where sum-mers are hot, the peak demand for electricity occurs during the months whenair conditioners are working hard to keep everybody cool. The higher demandfor electricity on hot summer days makes the cost of providing power greaterduring the summer, and that is reflected in our rate structure.

Winter Rates in Effect November 1

Snapping ShoalsEMC is currentlyaccepting applica-tions for the 2018

Washington YouthTour, one of the

nation’s oldest leadershipprograms for teens. The WashingtonYouth Tour was inspired by formerpresident Lyndon Johnson who in1965 encouraged electric cooperatives“to send youngsters to the nation’scapital where they can actually see whatthe flag stands for and represents.”

This year marks the 53rd year thatEMCs will be sponsoring more than100 students from Georgia for a week-long trip to the nation’s capital. TheTour offers students a personal lessonin U.S. history, provides competitionsand contests to encourage leadershipand teamwork, includes conversationswith elected leaders on important sub-jects and current events, and gives theteens a better appreciation for commu-nity and public service. Many YouthTour alumni have gone on to serve as

elected officials – or served in leader-ship positions with some of the mostprofitable, innovative and highlyrespected companies in the world.

Scheduled this year from June 7-14,the Youth Tour kicks-off in Atlantawith a banquet for EMC representa-tives, chaperones, students and familiesbefore departing for Washington D.C.where they will join more than 1,600 oftheir peers from around the country.Among many highlights in the Nation’sCapital, participants will visit historiclandmarks including Arlington Ceme-tery, the Smithsonian Museums, Holo-caust Museum, Mount Vernon,Supreme Court, Capitol, WashingtonMonument, and the MLK, FDR, Jef-ferson, World War II, and Lincolnmemorials. 4430154

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity. To apply, download anapplication at www.ssemc.com. Appli-cants must be either a high schoolsophomore or junior and be at least 16years old by June 7, 2018. The deadlineto apply is March 2, 2018.

Co-op Sending Three Teens to D.C.

for 2018 Washington Youth Tour

SSEMC RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATES

Summer

(May through October)

Base Charge: $28.00 per monthFirst 1,000 kwh: 8.53¢ per kwh

Over 1,000 kwh: 11.52¢ per kwh

Winter

(November through April)

Base Charge: $28.00 per monthFirst 1,000 kwh: 8.20¢ per kwhOver 1,000 kwh: 7.95¢ per kwh