COWETA FAYETTE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: COWETA FAYETTE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP (EIN 58-0516995)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-10-31
IRS object ID: 202203049349300930
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-31T10:09:39-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581094351	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX ONE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	312020001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580516995	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COWETA-FAYETTE EMC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COWE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7705020226	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	807 COLLINSWORTH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALMETTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	302689442	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER L STEPHENS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7705020226	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CHRISTOPHER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	STEPHENS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	H TERRELL MCMICHAEL JR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01259982	PTIN
Phone	4787466277	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-10-31	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTOPHER L STEPHENS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	807 COLLINSWORTH RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALMETTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30268	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$186,432,980	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.UTILITY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1947	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	234	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$177,230,683	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$184,452,636	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,354,817	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$72,325	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,309,953	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,908,019	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$182,895,453	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$186,432,980	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$9,614,080	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$8,577,212	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$865,047	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$852,640	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$168,106,373	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$175,095,108	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$178,585,500	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$184,524,960	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,309,953	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,908,020	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$397,783,572	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$416,915,682	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$216,446,645	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$228,717,171	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$181,336,927	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$188,198,511	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	N/A	Desc
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	57	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	234	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Members And Shr Gross Income	$177,947,933	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$429,530	OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	COWETA-FAYETTE EMC	PersonNm
Phone	7705020226	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	807 COLLINSWORTH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PALMETTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30268	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES W FULTON III
CHAIRMAN	10.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$36,504	$0	$0
J NEAL SHEPARD JR
VICE CHAIRMA	4.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$31,237	$0	$0
DANIEL LANGFORD
SECRETARY-TR	3.60	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$31,065	$0	$0
THEROL R BROWN
DIRECTOR	7.50	Yes (X)		$35,316	$0	$0
DONALD HARRIS
DIRECTOR	2.40	Yes (X)		$28,665	$0	$0
ROSS HENRY
DIRECTOR	3.30	Yes (X)		$28,915	$0	$0
LEE HUNTER
DIRECTOR	9.30	Yes (X)		$34,365	$0	$0
ALICE J MALLORY
DIRECTOR	3.80	Yes (X)		$30,383	$0	$0
MILDRED A WINKLES
DIRECTOR	4.90	Yes (X)		$31,921	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER L STEPHENS
PRESIDENT &	50.00		Yes (X)	$456,674	$0	$107,595
DAN HART
CEO-NATURAL				$577,678	$0	$96,541	50.00	Yes (X)
STANLEY SITZLER
COO	50.00			$309,247	$0	$11,600		Yes (X)
WILLIAM H COUCH
CFO	50.00			$255,393	$0	$80,057		Yes (X)
WENDELL WEBB
VP OF OPERAT	50.00			$237,634	$0	$35,191		Yes (X)
JIMMY ADAMS
VP MARKETING	50.00			$219,465	$0	$71,024		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,344,462	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$402,008	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	62	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MASTEC NORTH AMERICA INC
800 S DOUGLAS ROAD 10TH FLOOR	CORAL GABLES	FL	33134	CONSTRUCTION	$4,047,498
MERIDIAN COOPERATIVE INC
100 ASHFORD CENTER NORTH SUITE 500	ATLANTA	GA	30338	TECHNOLOGY	$3,672,458
THOMPSON CONTRACTING INC
1177 JIM STARR ROAD	NEWNAN	GA	30263	CONTRACTING	$2,057,707
HOLLOWAYS UTILITIY CONTRACTORS INC
43 TYUS CARROLLTON ROAD	CARROLLTON	GA	30117	CONTRACTING	$783,933
PIKE ELECTRIC INC
100 PIKE WAY	MT AIRY	NC	27030	INFRASTRUCTURE	$655,622

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC REVENUE	221000	$177,919,859	$177,919,859
OTHER CAPITAL CREDITS	221000	$4,551,652	$4,551,652
POLE RENTAL	221000	$1,953,051		$1,953,051
OTHER ELECTRIC SERVICES	221000	$28,074	$28,074

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$184,452,636	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$72,325	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$72,325	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EQUITY EARNINGS-NAT GAS SUBSI	$1,691,153	$1,691,153
EQUITY EARNINGS-RELYCO SUBSID	$216,866	$216,866

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,908,019	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$186,432,980	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$184,407,604	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$2,025,376	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,577,212	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,577,212	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$852,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$852,640	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,259,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,259,049	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,929,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,929,991	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PURCHASED POWER	$126,359,399	$126,359,399
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS	$8,459,372	$8,459,372
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE	$7,973,180	$7,973,180
ADMIN. & GENERAL EXP.	$7,040,158	$7,040,158

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,073,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,073,959	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,524,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$184,524,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,680,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,098,474	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,485,487	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,919,770	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,121,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,436,696	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,144	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$412,001,682	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$139,128,836	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261,004,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$272,872,846	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,123,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,264,700	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,052	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$397,783,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$416,915,682	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,639,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,158,956	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,869,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$190,406,346	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,937,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,151,869	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,446,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$228,717,171	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,797,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,836,340	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179,539,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$186,362,171	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,336,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$188,198,511	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$397,783,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$416,915,682	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,908,020	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$4,953,564	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,194,811	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,194,811	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,615,235	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,032,723	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,582,512	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$394,191,636	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$134,096,113	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$260,095,523	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$272,872,846	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PAT CAP - ASSOC ORGS	$74,448,755	C
INVESTMENTS - CF EMC NATURAL GAS	$22,537,276	C
OTHER INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC ORG	$2,026,378	C
INVESTMENTS IN NRUCFC CTC'S	$1,042,941	C
INVESTMENTS - RELYCO	$136,107	C
OTHER SP FUNDS-INVEST 457(B)	$72,676	C
INVEST IN ASSOC ORG - COBANK	$567	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$100,264,700	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
REGULATORY LIABILITIES - ASC 980	$13,344,574
CONSUMER DEPOSITS	$3,780,965
DEFERRED CREDITS - OTHER	$953,654
SPECIAL FUNDS LIABILITY	$72,676

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$18,151,869	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
CHRISTOPHER L STEPHENS
PRESIDENT & CEO	$394,673	$38,526	$23,475	$107,595	$31,439	$564,269
DAN HART
CEO-NATURAL GAS	$450,497	$107,344	$19,837	$96,541	$30,307	$674,219
STANLEY SITZLER
COO	$269,419	$21,045	$18,783	$11,600	$24,995	$320,847
WILLIAM H COUCH
CFO	$206,669	$16,194	$32,530	$80,057	$23,988	$335,450
WENDELL WEBB
VP OF OPERATIONS	$196,542	$19,358	$21,734	$35,191	$20,735	$272,825
JIMMY ADAMS
VP MARKETING	$195,557	$12,780	$11,128	$71,024	$15,199	$290,489

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	CEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE COOPERATIVE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	CEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COOPERATIVE'S POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF ITS FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI SECTION C LINE 18.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	MEMBERSHIPS 38,450 DONATED CAPITAL 14,567 PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS 8,577,212 CAPITAL CREDITS - RETIRED -2,993,448 ESTATE RETIREMENTS -370,038 UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS -313,179 TOTAL 4,953,564

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EMC NATURAL GAS INC
807 COLLINSWORTH ROAD	PALMETTO	GA	30268	061646541	SALE OF NG	GA	CFEMC	C CORP	$1,691,153	$37,152,544	1.00000	false
RELYCO RESOURCES INC
807 COLLINSWORTH ROAD	PALMETTO	GA	30268	582036077	SECURITY S	GA	CFEMC	C CORP	$216,866	$422,960	1.00000	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
EMC NATURAL GAS
Q	$7,809,865	COST
RELYCO RESOURCES INC
Q	$1,149,692	COST