October 2025

Featured Articles:

• Know your benefits

  October is Cooperative Month and a great time to celebrate being a Walton EMC member. Getting your power from a member-owned cooperative comes with these benefits: Lower Rates – Your co-op operates on a not-for-profit basis. We set our rates to cover costs, not produce a return. Walton EMC is consistently below the state and […]

• Defense strategy

  As the co-op’s director of information services, Andy Hill leads a team that works behind the scenes battling villains known as cybercriminals – those who use computers and the internet to disrupt electric grid reliability and harm the personal security of customer-owners. Cyber incidents pose a serious threat to Walton EMC’s operations, Hill said, explaining […]

• A look back

  On Oct. 3, 1936, Walton EMC was chartered to give rural northeastern Georgians access to safe, reliable and affordable electricity. Today, our consumer-owned utility is one of the nation’s largest electric cooperatives. Here’s a look back at nine decades of progress: 1930s | Ninety miles of line are built to connect the co-op’s first 360 […]

• Kick off the holidays with Walton EMC

  In what has become a seasonal tradition, area experts will share ideas for festive decorating and entertaining at two Walton EMC Holiday Programs coming in November. Crowd pleaser Dean Pannell of Bogart, a Georgia master florist and owner of Pannell Designs & Events, brings his wit and flair to the stage to showcase practical ideas […]

• Knowledge is power: Emergency heat

  If your home has a heat pump, you may have noticed a thermostat setting labeled “emergency heat.” “The emergency heat setting is for just what it says – a backup heating source when a heat pump malfunctions,” says Pete Ervin, member services specialist. “Using this setting when it’s not needed can cause a large spike […]