Energy Savers July 2023
Set your thermostat at 78 degrees and leave it alone. Even a one-degree setting change can add 3 percent to the monthly electric bill.
Featured Articles:
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Linemen compete in rodeo
Seven Walton EMC apprentice linemen put their mental and physical electric utility work skills to the test during the 2023 Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo held May 6 in Fort Valley. Professionals representing electric co-ops and municipal electric systems from across the state competed in a series of events involving traditional lineman skills and tasks. The competition […]
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Operation Round Up July 2023
Homeless families and critically ill children are among recent beneficiaries of nearly $211,000 in charitable grants announced by the Walton Electric Trust Board. The primary source of funding is Operation Round Up, the community assistance program supported by Walton EMC customer-owners. “Concern for community is among the principles by which our member-owned business operates,” said […]
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Plugged In: Can you help me purchase a generator?
A: Walton EMC teams with its own materials supply cooperative, GRESCO, and another Georgia-based electrical solutions company, Anderson Power Services, to make it easy for co-op customer-owners to purchase and install a quality Generac home standby generator at a competitive price. In addition, the co-op’s HomePlus Loan is available to finance any generator purchase for […]
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Beating the odds
“I never thought college was a possibility. I had lost hope…” Not so long ago, FlorEstrella Rojas — Stella to her friends — thought she had little to look forward to after high school graduation. In the foster care system since age 6, she bounced from place to place, never attending the same school for […]
