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Cobb EMC history
Cobb EMC company history timeline
In 1938, Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) was founded by the members it serves as a non-profit electric cooperative to help provide electricity to areas in and around rural Cobb County, Georgia.
1938: Cobb EMC is formed as an electricity provider to 489 residential customers and 14 commercial accounts.
1993: Dwight Brown becomes president of Cobb EMC.
Tim has spent 25 years in the energy industry, beginning his career as an electric power trader with SCANA Energy Marketing in 1996.
July 1997: Cobb Energy is formed as a for-profit subsidiary of Cobb EMC.
July 1997: Then-EMC board decides unanimously that the Cobb Energy board would consist of three members from EMC.
July 2008: A special litigation committee that was established by Cobb EMC to review actions of the two companies releases its findings.
Judge Stephen Schuster of the Cobb County Superior Court heard arguments in the case and in December 2008, after nearly 14 months of litigation, a settlement agreement between the two parties was reached.
Although the settlement in December 2008 appeared to end the case, the plaintiffs found that the Cobb EMC board was not following through with the court order to make board elections more democratic.
December 2008: EMC board members approve bylaw changes to how members may cast their votes.
In 2009, Cobb EMC found itself in the midst of even more legal difficulties.
Cobb EMC appealed the ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court (GASC) on April 23, 2010.
April 2010: The state Court of Appeals overturns Schuster’s decision on the bylaw changes.
He remains CEO of the co-op, but will retire by February 2011.
February 2011: EMC announces Brown’s retirement, but also that the board will ask the court’s permission to rehire him.
March 2011: Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy throws out Brown’s indictment on grounds it wasn’t delivered in open court.
On April 26, 2011, two Cobb EMC customers requested an investigation of Cobb EMC by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
June 2011: Schuster rejects the directors’ bid to rehire Brown.
In July 2011, Dwight Brown was re-indicted, this time with 35 felony charges.
On September 17, 2011, Cobb EMC members attended their first members meeting in over three years.
January 2012: Lawsuit filed alleging that Marietta-based Cobb Electric Membership Corp. has withheld millions of dollars in credits from its customers.
On March 31, 2012, EMC members elected another four board members: Rudy Underwood (Area 2), Kelly Bodner (Area 3), Bryan Boyd (Area 8), and Eric Broadwell (Area 9). Jim Hudson and Tripper Sharp of Areas 4 and 5 respectively, won first place but did not win enough votes for a majority.
The new Board went on to promulgate an entirely new set of Bylaws for the EMC, which were approved by the Members at the Annual Meeting in September 2012.
October 2013: Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster signs preliminary order in settlement.
February 2014: A $98 million settlement of the suit is announced, including a refund to the members.
July 2015: Members of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation speak out at a Board of Directors meeting with differing opinions of what the board members should do in reaction to the scathing audit.
November 2015: Cobb District Attorney’s office agrees to drop 24 of the remaining 31 charges against Brown: 10 counts of making false statements and writings and 14 counts of theft by taking.
February 2016: Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy sides with lawyers for Dwight Brown and issues an order officially removing the Cobb District Attorney’s office from the case.
Compared to the previous most destructive storm in Cobb EMC’s history, Winter Storm Benji in 2017, Zeta’s damage to Cobb EMC’s electric system was far superior.
Brett joined Cobb EMC in July 2018 and is responsible for financial, treasury, program management, procurement, risk management and strategic initiatives.
Before joining Cobb in 2019, Tim was a member of the Focus 3 team, where he taught and coached senior executives on leadership effectiveness, building winning cultures, and improving personal behaviors.
(Marietta, GA – November 5, 2020) Tropical Storm Zeta barreled through metro Atlanta last Thursday morning, bringing high winds and heavy rain along with widespread power outages.
In June 2021, Kevan was named President and CEO after serving as interim in that role.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIPSCO | - | $2.4B | 2,000 | - |
| Progress Energy | 1925 | $22.7B | 11,000 | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 1933 | $11.2B | 10,000 | - |
| Florida Power & Light | 1925 | $24.8B | 8,700 | - |
| Corn Belt Energy | 1938 | $83.0M | 83 | - |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative | 1938 | $50.0M | 35 | - |
| TECO Energy | 1899 | $2.7B | 3,713 | 56 |
| Duke Energy | 1904 | $30.4B | 27,535 | 116 |
| Cenergy International Services | 1996 | - | 840 | - |
| Western Massachusetts Electric Company | - | $484.2M | 200 | - |
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