History of Flint Energies
1937
- April 23 – Incorporated as Taylor County EMC
- September 8 – First 20 miles of line energized to serve 40 families
1938
December 31 – 199 homes and 233 public buildings and businesses were receiving service
1940
First Reynolds office constructed
1941
January 30, – Changed name to Flint EMC
1949
First Warner Robins office opened
1960
New Reynolds headquarters office built
1963
Began answering phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1968
First Perry office opened
1971
New Warner Robins office and warehouse built
1979
SCADA used for the first time
1981
Introduced load management program
1990
Upatoi office opened
1991
Service Center office opened
1995
Give Us An A program began
1998
- First Energy Store opened
- Began Fort Benning operations
- Offered green power for the first time
- Provided 24 hour automated outage reporting to members
2000
- New Perry office opened on Perry Parkway
- Added Fort Benning office and warehouse
2001
Operation RoundUp program began
2005
- Awarded our one-millionth dollar through Operation RoundUp
- Started the first-ever Line Technician Co-op Scholarship Program
- Became the first electric co-op to operate our entire service fleet on biodiesel and ethanol fuel blends
- Re-introduced load management program
2006
- First Spirit of Flint award presented
- First Bright Ideas grants awarded
2007
Started the first-ever System Operations Co-op Scholarship Program