Community & Economic Development

Who We Are

Incorporated in 1937, Flint Energies is a not-for-profit member-owned electric cooperative that provides energy services to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural members in parts of 17 central Georgia counties.

Economic Development

Flint Energies is committed to driving economic development as a member-owned cooperative.

We collaborate with communities across our service area to attract and support businesses through strong partnerships and comprehensive member services. Our mission is to foster growth and prosperity by delivering reliable, affordable electricity—empowering businesses and industries to succeed.

Powering Today. Empowering Tomorrow

Commitment to Community

The people who keep your power on are also your neighbors. Flint Energies employs 225+ individuals who live in the communities they serve. Since your Co-op is local, we take an interest in improving and sustaining our communities and have several programs that show our commitment. Flint Energies and its Members have given more than $6 million to local causes, including economic development efforts like our Rural Murals program; Bright Ideas teacher grants, college scholarships and grants for worthy, local nonprofit organizations and projects. Our employees volunteer with chambers of commerce, charitable organizations, civic clubs, youth sports and more.

Customer Choice

At Flint Energies, we know a company’s power supplier is a critical element for success.

In Georgia, select businesses who build a new facility in Georgia qualify for Georgia's Customer Choice program, affording them a one-time chance to choose their power supplier.

The Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act of 1973 designates exclusive service areas for power providers across the state. Georgia’s 41 Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) serve 71% of the state’s land area. However, businesses with electrical loads of 900 kW or greater qualify for a one-time selection of their power provider.

Benefits of doing business with us:

• Service at Cost
  • As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, we’re not in it for the money, but for improving the quality of life for all our Member-owners and the communities we serve. We sell our services at cost to our Member-owners. Our rates are competitive because our goal is to cover costs, not maximize profit.
• Reliability
  • We offer you reliable service through state-of-the-art technologies, such as our distribution automation system, that minimizes outage duration.
• Power Generation Diversity
  • Flint Energies has a diverse portfolio of energy generation including traditional sources of nuclear, natural gas, hydro and coal, as well as innovative, local renewable energy sources of solar, biomass and landfill gas. Flint owns generation and maintains long-term power supply agreements with major local and national power providers.
• Refunds
  • At the end of the year, we typically return any revenue that exceeds expenses to our Member-owners in the form of capital credits – cash back from your energy bill investment. Since 1937, Flint has returned more than $65 million to our Member-owners.
• Local Partners
  • We’re locally owned and operated so we are right beside you – on call 24/7. Decisions are made here, not in a Wall Street board room or overseas. The people who keep your power on are also your neighbors. Flint Energies employs 225+ individuals who live in the communities they serve.

FireStarter

The Catalyst for Innovation Connectivity

Flint Energies, in conjunction with local Chambers of Commerce and the State of Georgia’s Small Business Week, has created the FireStarter Entrepreneur and Innovation Community.

FireStarter is a community effort to identify and engage local entrepreneurs and innovators in a conversation about what they are doing, how they are doing it, and what they need in order to do it better. There is a firm need to diversify our local economy and this program is meant to start with identifying those community members who can organically grow companies from our existing resources. Each month, there will be a formal meeting time so that the community can come together to network and trade ideas and lessons learned, as well as establish a list of programs that would be beneficial to their success.

The FireStarter FABLab is a space designed for custom digital fabrication and contains all of the tools necessary to rapidly conceptualize, digitize, fabricate and assemble a wide variety of physical projects. FireStarter offers classes ranging from woodworking and welding to embroidery and laser engraving.

Powerful Partners

As an Electric Cooperative in Georgia, Flint Energies is supported by a network of key organizations known as Georgia's Family of Companies. These include Georgia EMC, the statewide trade association; Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Georgia Transmission Corporation; and Georgia System Operations Corporation. Together, they play an integral role in ensuring Flint Energies delivers reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions to the communities it serves. This powerful partnership is dedicated to strengthening Flint Energies' commitment to its members and the communities they live in.

Georgia's Electric Cooperatives

• Serve 73 percent of Georgia's Land Area
• Serve electricity to over 4.4 Million Georgians
• Operate more than 195,000 miles of distribution lines, by far Georgia's largest electric distribution network
• The Largest Statewide Electric Cooperative Network in the Nation.
• Georgia’s Electric Cooperatives employ more than 6,000 Georgians
• Own $12 Billion+ in Assets

Georgia EMC

As a Georgia-based electric cooperative, Flint Energies benefits from the support of Georgia EMC, the statewide trade association representing all 41 electric co-ops in the state. Through this partnership, Flint Energies collaborates with Georgia EMC's Community & Economic Development Department to deliver comprehensive services to the communities it serves. These services include Economic Development project assistance, property searches, drone imagery and video, GIS mapping, and other technical support. Additionally, Georgia EMC offers leadership development, strategic planning, market data analysis, and demographic reporting, among other valuable resources.

To learn more visit www.choosegeorgia.com

Site Assistance

Selling Georgia's Story

Assists communities in identifying, analyzing, planning, and marketing their industrial and commercial properties.

• Building and Site Listings | Site/Building Search assistance
• Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping services
• Aerial photography
• Site planning
• 3D Modeling/Visualization
• Virtual Reality Experiences
• Drone Footage & Videography
• Signage Design Services
• ESRI Storymaps

Research Assistance

Telling Georgia's Story

Provides value-added marketing materials, reports, and analysis in an effort to bring new jobs and investment to Georgia.

• RFI response assistance
• Marketing Materials & Flyers
• Demographic Reports, Workforce Analysis, Economic Impact Reports, and Industry Trend Snapshots
• ESRI Storymaps & Interactive Maps

Diverse Resources:

• Chmura JobsEQ
• BusinessWise
• ESRI Business Analyst
• Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers
• SitesUSA
• RLT

Retail Development

Growing Georgia's Portfolio

• Retail Recruitment
  • Community Flyers & Retail Mapping
  • Demographic Reports
  • Community Presentations
  • National Tradeshow Representation
• Key Accounts
  • Statewide Account Management
  • Single Point of Contact
  • Retail Trips
  • NEXT Conference
  • HQ Visits

Community & Leadership Development

Growing Georgia's Partnerships

• Professional facilitation services
• Leadership Development
• Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Community Visioning
• Community & Economic Development Orientation Program (CEDOP)
• Georgia Academy for Economic Development