YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia – As automakers retool their factories to build electric vehicles (EVs), many more EVs will be on the roadways in the next decade. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) is helping to make sure that Georgia is ready with charging infrastructure. On August 2, BRMEMC announced that it has installed two fast chargers …
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) experienced widespread outages resulting from severe weather that rolled through our service territory in the late afternoon hours of Sunday, June 25. At the peak of the event, BRMEMC had 124 outages affecting approximately 15,251 members. Power restoration efforts began as soon as it was safe for crews to assess …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) is pleased to announce that Sharon Kyser will be joining the senior management team at BRMEMC mid-June as the new director of member services. Kyser will bring many years of communications and customer service experience to the Co-op. She previously worked as the communications and customer …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — On Thursday, April 13, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC celebrated work anniversaries for employees ranging from five to forty years of employment. Each new calendar year, employees are recognized for reaching 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40+ years of full-time employment. Employees are recognized by the general manager in …
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) announced March 17 it has earned a Top Performer designation by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for achievements in the following TVA EnergyRight energy program categories. “We are proud to be recognized by TVA for our efforts to help our community use energy wisely and improve the lives …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) experienced widespread outages resulting from severe weather that rolled through our service territory in the late afternoon hours of Friday, March 3. At the peak of the event, BRMEMC had 121 outages affecting approximately 26,165 member-customers. Power restoration efforts began as soon as it was safe …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s Director of Broadband Alex King was among 21 people under the age of 40 to be featured in this quarter’s Fiber Forward magazine, a publication of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). Fiber Forward’s article, Fiber under Forty – A Snapshot of FBA’s Upcoming Leaders and Doers, is to …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — On Thursday, September 1, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s Board of Directors voted to continue passing through the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2.5% Pandemic Recovery Credit to the membership. This is the third year in a row that BRMEMC’s Board has chosen to pass through this credit. When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit in …
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — On Wednesday, August 31, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) was awarded $5,250,000 in funding through the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program as part of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s plan to invest nearly $2 billion in federal and state funds to close the digital divide in …
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — On Monday, July 18, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) was awarded $5,491,000 in funding through the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program as part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s plan to invest nearly $2 billion in federal and state funds to close the digital divide in North Carolina. …