Green Power EMC
Prices, Terms and Conditions

Overview: Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation Green Power program is certified by Green-e Energy, which requires companies to provide their customers with this notice of Price, Terms and Conditions of service. From the time you receive this, you have three (3) business days to change your mind about purchasing Green Power from Ocmulgee EMC. You may cancel your agreement to purchase Green Power from Ocmulgee EMC by calling the Customer Service Center (see number below) or writing to the billing address listed below. About Green-e Energy: For more information on Green-e Energy certification requirements, call 1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org Company: Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation Whom should I contact for more information? Ocmulgee EMC Customer Service Center: (800)342-5509 Ocmulgee EMC Co-op Green Power website: Green Power Address: Ocmulgee EMC 5722 Eastman Street P O Box 669 Eastman, GA 31023 How will I be billed? You will see an additional line item on your monthly bill for your Green Power purchase from Ocmulgee EMC. How will my bill be calculated? All Ocmulgee EMC members are eligible to purchase Green Power from Ocmulgee EMC on a “first come, first served” basis. Ocmulgee EMC Green Power is available to members in blocks of 150 kWh for an additional fee of $4.00 each month. How much will my total electricity service cost, including utility charges? Based on a monthly average usage of 500 kWh and the purchase of one, 150 kWh Green Power block, the following table provides you an estimate of your 2011 monthly electricity bill. Your actual bill will vary based on your use of electricity. 2011 Monthly Electricity Cost $ 53.00 Green Power Premium $ 4.00 Total: $ 57.00 Will my rates change over time? The existing rate structure for your Ocmulgee EMC Green Power service is presently fixed and determined by Board action. Many factors control this cost however we feel it will only change when contract conditions change or new, more costly, renewable resources are added to the program and we must adjust the price to account for the increased price of the new generation. What sources will be used in my certified product? Please refer to the Product Content Label below. If I want to terminate this agreement/ contract, what is the early termination fee?   There is no cost associated with terminating participation in Ocmulgee EMC Green Power program. What length of agreement/ contract is required?   No contract is required. What other fees might I be charged? There are no other fees associated with participation in Ocmulgee EMC Green Power program. PROSPECTIVE (2011) PRODUCT CONTENT LABEL 1 The product is sold in blocks of 150 kilowatt-hours (kWh). The product will be made up of the following renewable resources. Green-e Energy Certified New 2 Renewables in Ocmulgee EMC Green Power Program Generation Location -Biomass 100% Fayette and Taylor Counties, Georgia -Geothermal 0%   -Eligible hydroelectric 3 0%   -Solar 0%   -Wind 0%   TOTAL 100%   1. These figures reflect the power that we have contracted to provide. Actual figures may vary according to resource availability. We will annually report to you the actual resource mix of the electricity you purchased during the preceding year. 2. New Renewables come from generation facilities that first began commercial operation on or after January 1, 1997. 3. Eligible hydroelectric facilities are defined in the Green-e Energy National Standard (http://www.green-e.org/getcert_re_stan.shtml) and include facilities certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute ( LIHI) ( www.lowimpacthydro.org) ; facilities that are run-of-the-river hydropower facilities with a total rated nameplate capacity equal to or less than 5 MW; and facilities comprised of a turbine in a pipeline or a turbine in an irrigation canal. For comparison, the current average mix of resources supplying Ocmulgee EMC includes: Coal (45.59%), Nuclear (24.98%), Oil (0%), Natural Gas (24.75%), Hydroelectric (4.68%), and Other (0.00%). The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month. [Source: U.S. EPA] For specific information about this electricity product, please contact Ocmulgee EMC , (800) 342-5509, www.ocmulgeeemc.com/green_power.html. Green-e Energy certifies that Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation Green Power Program meets the minimum environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. For more information on Green-e Energy certification requirements, call 1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is "green power?"

A: Green power is electric energy produced by renewable, more environmentally friendly sources, leading to negative air, water and natural resource impacts. Typical technologies used to create green power are solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and low-impact hydropower.

Q: What is Green Power EMC?

A: Green Power EMC is a group of member-owned electric cooperatives in Georgia who have joined together, creating a non-profit corporation, to facilitate procurement and marketing of electricity from cleaner, greener Georgia sources. The most-environmentally friendly power ever created in Georgia will be added to the member-cooperatives power mix, and offered to members on a subscriber basis as a power option that will enable them to contribute to a cleaner environment.

Q: What technology source will provide the largest source of green power for users?

A: In the start-up stage of Green Power EMC, existing methane gas from landfills will provide the largest source of cleaner energy. Over 300 landfills in Georgia have been researched, with 10 being classified as excellent candidates-the first and lowest cost to develop.

Q: What are the components of a landfill gas system?

A: A landfill gas to electricity system has three basic components: a gas collection system, which gathers the gas being produced within the landfill, a gas processing and conversion system, which cleans the gas and converts it into electricity, and interconnection components.

Q: What exactly are the environmental benefits of this "green power"?

A: EMC green power projects would have the same environmental benefits as any one of the following: taking 144,000 cars off the road, planting 156,000 acres of forest, annually displacing the use of 312,000 tons of coal; or avoiding the use of 1,211,500 barrels of oil each year.

Q: What will be the cost of this environmentally friendly energy?

A: The cost for green power will be slightly higher than that created from usual sources due to the cost of the technologies involved. The extra cost is a small price to pay for the environmental benefits for generations to come. Only those members who subscribe will pay the additional cost. Ocmulgee EMC will be selling green power in blocks of 150-kilowatt hours. The cost will be $4.00 per 150-kilowatt hour block purchased.

Q: I understand this is the first such program in the state of Georgia. Do other electric utilities outside of Georgia offer this program?

A: More than 80 utilities offer similar programs throughout the U.S. including electric membership cooperatives in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee and the West. Environmental groups who are working together to help the nation move toward cleaner air and water initiatives support in President Bush's National Energy Plan and Congressional draft legislation, as well as green power programs. The electric membership community is excited to be able to present this new initiative to its members, many of whom have requested such a program.

Q: How will I know that this "green power" is actually being run into my home?

A: The renewable energy that you will be purchasing is not directly routed to your home, but by subscribing you are helping to support the purchase of additional clean energy and encouraging more investment nationwide in environmentally friendly ways to generate power. For every environmentally friendly kilowatt-hour purchased by cooperative members, one less kilowatt-hour is being purchased from other less environmentally friendly sources such as coal-based energy.