REPORTTHE GREYSTONE

VOLUME 16 • NUMBER 4 • DECEMBER 2016

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: P2 Capture your share of the sun!

Solar highlights Annual Meeting

Latest Co-op Connections® Card discountsP3 P4

GreyStone Power members are saving money with our low winter rates, and saving significantly when compared to their neighbors who have Georgia Power. The latest rate survey from the Georgia Public Service Com-mission (PSC) shows that Georgia Power customers pay 30 percent more when compared to GreyStone Power members using 1,500 kWh a month. GreyStone’s lower winter rates began Nov. 1 and run through May. To compare your electric rates with other providers, visit www.psc.state.ga.us. Surveys are conducted biannu-ally with winter sur-veys utilizing rates in effect for the month of January, and sum-mer surveys utilitzing rates in effect for the month of July. All electric providers in Georgia participate, including the elec-tric cooperatives, the municipal electric sys-tems and the investor-owned utility, Georgia Power. GreyStone Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative owned by the mem-bers we serve. Board directors elected by

the co-op’s members are dedicated to ensuring electric service at the lowest possible rates. GreyStone also provides tools and information to help members save more on their electric bills. Twice a year, the co-op holds Energy Efficiency 101 (EE101) seminars to educate mem-bers on ways to better manage their home’s energy use. You may save sig-nificant energy dollars by making your home more energy efficient. Members can also download a free energy savings guide on our website, www.greystonepower.com.

GreyStone members save big when compared with Georgia Power

Georgia Power $202.07*

EMC Average $175.37*

GreyStone Power $155.80*

* Georgia Power customers pay 30% more for their electricity than GreyStone Power members, based on the most recent rate survey of average residential users

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GreyStone members enjoy discounts while shopping for the holidays and year-round deals when using the Co-op Connec-tions® Card (CCC) at hundreds of local businesses. Show the card at participating vendors when you make a purchase to get special discounts that are exclusive to GreyStone members! Along with the business discounts, members also receive savings at participating pharma-cies when they use their CCC. Members have saved more than $2 million on prescriptions since the CCC program started nearly a decade ago. In 2017, we will celebrate the anniversary of this benefit pro-gram, which has had such a posi-tive impact on many members. The CCC is a free benefit to GreyStone members. Call 770-370-2273 to request your new or replacement card. Business owners can join the CCC program for free. Call 770-370-2436 to learn more.

Shop and save with your CCC!

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Sign up today. Less than 250 blocks remain!greystonepower.com/solar

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Cooperative Solar launch highlights 79th Annual Meeting GreyStone members began capturing their share of the sun by signing up for Cooperative Solar at GreyStone’s 79th Annual Meeting of Members. A total of 279 mem-bers signed up for solar, reported President/CEO Gary Miller to members at the meeting. More than 1,200 GreyStone Power members plus their fami-lies attended the meeting Oct. 8. Members gathered at the co-op’s Douglasville office for the festivi-ties, which included a Solar Energy Expo, vendors and a Health Fair. The amusement area kept families busy with inflatables for children, games, balloon artists and face painters. Children had the chance to learn about using electricity safely when employees presented interactive “Safety City” demonstrations. They also learned how to avoid injuries by visiting the “Safe Kids” tent. Members enjoyed a free Chick-fil-A® biscuit while they listened to a musical performance from Gram-my-nominated John Ford Coley.

This year’s Solar Energy Expo included solar energy seminars pre-sented by GreyStone’s Residential Energy Services department. During the business portion of the meeting, Miller reported on the co-op’s achievements for the past year, including pioneering Cooperative Solar and the recent Public Service Commission survey showing that Georgia Power cus-tomers pay 30 percent more than GreyStone members for 1,500 kilo-watt hours monthly, which is the average usage for members during the summer. Also, during the business meet-ing members present elected Lucy Andres, Jennifer DeNyse and David Hagenow by voice vote to represent their respective districts. Andres replaced Ed Garrard, who retired at the Annual Meeting and was honored for his contribu-tions. GreyStone’s board officers were elected, including Chair Mil-ton Jones, Vice Chair Maribeth Wansley and Secretary-Treasurer Jim Johns.

The event concluded with 47 door prizes, including GreyStone bill credits and a 40-inch smart television. The grand-prize giveaway was a 2003 Chevrolet Silvera-do 1500 truck retired from the GreyStone fleet, which was won by Melissa King.

Meet your new board directors

Lucy AndresDistrict 9

Lucy Andres is an associate attorney with Evert Weatherby Houff in Atlanta, where she assists in the management of the national and local defense of clients involved in toxic tort and products liability litigation. Her firm represents a host of Fortune 500 clients. She replac-es Ed Garrard on the board.

David HagenowDistrict 3

David Hagenow is a retired IBM employee with nearly three decades of financial planning and accounting experience. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army with training in power genera-tion. Earlier this year, he filled the board seat vacated by the death of Charles Rutland.

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Gas South1-866-563-8129Use promo code 510 for GreyStone discount.www.gas-south.com/emc

Sign up for Operation Round Up®

and/or Green Powerwww.greystonepower.com

Save energy and moneywww.togetherwesave.com

Co-op Connections® Card (discount card)770-370-2273www.connections.coop/greystonepower

Contact usmemberservices@greystonepower.com

770-942-6576

P.O. Box 897, Douglasville, GA 30133

Offices4040 Bankhead Hwy., Douglasville

120 GreyStone Power Blvd., Dallas

Report an outage 1-866-473-9786

Call Center open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Payment Kiosks (view all locations)www.greystonepower.com/residential/payment-kiosks

GEMC Federal Credit Union770-949-3557 770-445-2800www.gemc.org

SurgeMaster Plus770-370-2070

EMC Security 770-963-0305www.emcsecurity.com

The goal of this publication is to keep you, our members, informed about the coopera-tive you own. GreyStone Power is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Editor: Ashley KinnardCommunications staff: Vicki Harshbarger, Ashley Kinnard, Amanda Busby, Trisha McBee, Adam Elrod

Board of DirectorsMilton Jones, ChairMaribeth Wansley, Vice ChairJim Johns, Secretary-TreasurerGenevieve ColeJohn WaltonDavid HagenowNeal DettmeringJennifer DeNyseLucy Andres

President/CEOGary A. MillerStay connected

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The Mattress and More OutletHiram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770-852-885410% off any mattress or set $399 or more.The Farmer’s TableDouglasville . . . . . . . . . . . . 770-693-017110% off a purchase of $20 or more.Ragsdale ElectricalDallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-443-1821$30 off any $100 or more electrical repair. Available 24/7 for your emergency.SnugababyDouglasville . . . . . . . . . . . . 678-463-9667$10 off product with promo code GSP.Elizabeth O. Williams, Atlanta Com-munities Real Estate BrokerageDallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-617-4422$300 credit at closing or one free basic

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Students, apply today for the 2017 Walter Harrison Scholarship!

This $1,000 scholarship can be applied at any accredited two- or four-year university, college or vocational-technical institute in Georgia.

Visit www.greystonepower.com/membership-benefits/scholarship-youth-opportunities/ to learn more about this great opportunity!

10 scholarships

available in 2017!