Snapping Shoals EMC

This week is #NationalEngineersWeek. Across the globe, engineers’ skills and abilities keep us safe and bring wonder to our lives. We’re especially proud of Snapping Shoals EMC's engineers who help us keep power flowing smoothly and safely. Seen here are Mike Milligan and Arddie Hicks.

Today is #NationalBatteryDay. That may not seem like a big deal, but take a minute to think about all the battery-powered technologies you depend on from our vehicles to our smart phones, it’s hard to imagine life without batteries!

We have sent 8 men to Southside Electric Cooperative in Virginia to help with outages and broken poles from the ice storm. Please keep these men in your thoughts and prayers.

Happy Valentine's Day to our members!

We currently have several job openings, including Member Care Representative and Bilingual Member Care Representative. Check out all of our job openings at https://www.ssemc.com/Careers.aspx

We are sending 12 linemen to Clark Energy in Kentucky ahead of a predicted ice storm to assist with any outages that may arise. Please keep these men in your thoughts and prayers.

Are you voting early? Early voting for GA’s runoff election begins Monday. Find your voting location here. #CoopsVote https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

We have received reports of Snapping Shoals members receiving calls from someone claiming to be a Georgia Power representative. The caller stated that Snapping Shoals was sending a Georgia Power truck to disconnect their power if a payment was not made. A reminder that we do not call our customers seeking payment and we do not use Georgia Power vehicles to make disconnections. If you receive any calls like this, please report it to your local police department or call us at 770-786-3484.

Check out our Careers page at https://www.ssemc.com/Careers.aspx for full details about all current job openings.

Heavy rain and possible strong storms are predicted for our area overnight. If you experience an outage, please report it using the mySSEMC app, online at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageCenter.aspx or by calling 678-814-4961.

Thank you to all our members who were patient while we restored power to 13,000 members yesterday. Tropical Storm Zeta caused more than 20 broken poles, which was daunting but our crews handled the challenge with the appreciated assistance of crews from Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and Satilla REMC. In true cooperative spirit, we will be sending crews to Coweta-Fayette EMC and Carroll EMC to help with outages caused by Zeta. We would also like to thank the FFA national delegates who volunteered to prepare meals for our crews at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Camp in Covington. The meals were delivered to crews at various worksites throughout our territory.

A reminder that our offices will be closed Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, for Thanksgiving. If you experience an outage, please report it with the mySSEMC app, online at www.ssemc.com or by calling 678-814-4961. Please do not use social media to report outages or service issues. You can report other service issues at 770-786-3484. Have a safe and happy holiday!

We want to thank our members for your patience as crews continue to work repairing lines and poles as quickly and safely as possible, but the process is difficult and will take time. To view current outages, please visit https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx

Thank you to crews from Tri-County EMC, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and Satilla REMC who are on their way to assist our crews in restoring power to the remaining 1,700 members. We are currently facing at least 14 broken poles that will have to be replaced throughout our system, so we thank you for your continued patience. To view outages please visit https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx

We still have about 1,700 customers out due to broken poles, trees on lines and damaged wire. We ask for your continued patience while we make these time consuming repairs to restore power to all of our members. You can view outages, their causes and estimated restoration times at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx Please do not use social media to report outages.

We are still working to restore power to approximately 2,200 members, which is down from 13,000 this morning. Thank you for your continued patience. You can view updated outage information at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx

We are still working as quickly as possible to restore power to approximately 4,000 members, which is down from 13,000 early this morning. Here's how we go about restoring power to our members. Thank you for your continued patience. You can view continuously updated outage information at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx

We appreciate your patience as crews work as quickly as possible to restore outages. We'd also like to remind you to stay safe and stay away from fallen power lines and trees. For continuously updated outage information, please visit https://www.ssemc.com/OutageMap.aspx

We are working to restore power to more than 13,000 customers as Tropical Storm Zeta moves through our area. We appreciate your patience. If you experience an outage, please report it using the mySSEMC app, online at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageCenter.aspx or by calling 678-814-4961. Please do not use social media to report outages.

As Hurricane Zeta approaches the Gulf Coast, we'd like to remind our members of the potential of outages caused by the storm early tomorrow. If you experience an outage, please report it using the mySSEMC app, online at https://www.ssemc.com/OutageCenter.aspx or by calling 678-814-4961.

Snapping Shoals EMC’s Board of Directors has announced that Shaun Mock will serve as the co-op’s new President/Chief Executive Officer after current CEO Brad Thomas retires in January 2021. Thomas began his career at Snapping Shoals EMC in September 1987 as an Engineer Assistant while finishing his final semester at Georgia Tech. He graduated from Georgia Tech in December 1987. Mr. Thomas has served as Planning Engineer, Distribution Engineer, System Engineer, Manager of Eng...ineering, Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations. He was named President/CEO after Randall Meadows retired in 2010. Thomas says, I know firsthand from working alongside Shaun for nearly 12 years that he is well positioned to assume this leadership role guiding the cooperative for many years to come. Shaun has been an integral part of the SSEMC executive team during my 10-year tenure as CEO and is highly respected by the employees, the Board and his EMC peers. The Board is equally confident in Shaun’s abilities to lead Snapping Shoals EMC and feels privileged to have an existing member of the management team assuming the CEO role. Mock has served as SSEMC’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013. He began his SSEMC career in 2009 as the Vice President of Finance and Administration. Before joining SSEMC, he served as Manager of Accounting at The Satilla REMC in Alma, Ga., and worked with the accounting firm of McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks in Macon. Mock is a 2011 graduate of the Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Following completion of his undergraduate studies at Mercer University in 2003, Mock graduated from the University of Georgia in 2004 with a Master of Accountancy Degree in Taxation. He has been a certified public accountant in the State of Georgia since 2005. Mock is a Georgia native, born and raised in Waycross, Ga. He and his wife, Laura, currently reside in McDonough with their two daughters, Hannah and Madelyn. Along with his commitment to SSEMC, Shaun serves on the boards of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce and Go Energy Financial Credit Union. He and his family are members of Bethany Baptist Church where he has coached Upward Basketball since 2014. Mock concludes, I am honored to be named the next President/CEO of Snapping Shoals EMC. SSEMC has been blessed with exemplary leadership since its inception in 1937 and I am humbled to be even a small part of that proud history.

SSEMC welcomed home our fourth crew to assist Jeff Davis Electric CO-OP this weekend. The crew spent most of their time working on the coastline where homes once stood. The area is still dealing with devastation caused by Hurricane Laura in September, so another crew is already in Louisiana at Jeff Davis Co-op to take this one's place. When a severe weather event is predicted for our region, we call on our sister co-ops in areas unaffected by the approaching storm. Through t...his system of mutual aid, we coordinate with other co-ops to bring additional trucks, equipment and manpower to our area. We work together and share resources in order to restore power to our community. And Snapping Shoals EMC reciprocates by assisting other electric co-ops when they request help. A defining characteristic of a cooperative is cooperation among cooperatives. This is a way that co-ops work together to meet bigger challenges such as power restoration after a severe weather event.

Thank you to all the members who attended our drive-thru Annual Meeting yesterday at the Horse Park in Conyers! A total of 1,394 members registered and each received a $20 bill credit in their bucket. Seventy-five of those members received a $50 bill credit in a drawing held at our office. Here's a video announcing all of our winners, including the winner of the Ford Ranger that was retired from our fleet.

A fourth SSEMC crew will be assisting at Jeff Davis Electric CO-OP after the area suffered more damage from Hurricane Delta. Please keep these men and those affected in your thoughts and prayers.

Our Annual Meeting is tomorrow! The drive-thru meeting will be held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers. Registration will start at 8:00 a.m. and end promptly at noon. All members who register will also be entered into a prize drawing for seventy-five $50 bill credits. The prize drawing will be held at SSEMC’s headquarters at a later date and will be recorded with a link provided on our website.