COWETA FAYETTE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: COWETA FAYETTE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP (EIN 58-0516995)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-02
IRS object ID: 202042769349300014
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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	2020-10-02T08:48:15-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	2019-01-01	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	2020-10-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRYAN A ISGETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01441928	PTIN
Phone	4787466277	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-10-02	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	98.175.202.218	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-10-02	IPDt
IP Tm	08:48:15	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	25F9B7C04C37FA469521EEC6F4E14D36AC5D002A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A3B94424D657E207F786669336710D9C6E8823F7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	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	$188,539,323	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	213	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$179,198,196	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$184,240,015	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,989,689	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,107,430	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,082,020	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,191,878	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$183,269,905	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$188,539,323	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$14,329,485	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$20,309,587	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$845,276	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$891,224	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$166,013,123	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$165,146,634	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$181,187,884	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$186,347,445	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,082,021	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,191,878	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$343,951,304	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$377,231,738	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$190,402,456	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$202,462,153	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$153,548,848	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$174,769,585	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	62	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	213	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	$178,548,647	MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income	$2,417,328	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	WILLIAM COUCH	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 (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES W FULTON III
CHAIRMAN	11.05	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$51,030	$0	$0
THEROL R BROWN
VICE-CHAIRMA	6.69	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$52,144	$0	$0
J NEAL SHEPARD JR
SEC-TREAS	4.38	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$46,361	$0	$0
DONALD HARRIS
DIRECTOR	4.46	Yes (X)		$33,529	$0	$0
ROSS HENRY
DIRECTOR	4.33	Yes (X)		$30,729	$0	$0
DANIEL LANGFORD
DIRECTOR	3.76	Yes (X)		$30,529	$0	$0
ALICE J MALLORY
DIRECTOR	5.90	Yes (X)		$34,163	$0	$0
ELWOOD THOMPSON
DIRECTOR	2.13	Yes (X)		$36,794	$0	$0
MILDRED A WINKLES
DIRECTOR	3.88	Yes (X)		$30,499	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER L STEPHENS
PRESIDENT &	50.00		Yes (X)	$411,389	$0	$134,057
DAN HART
CEO-NATURAL	50.00			$493,441	$0	$144,561	Yes (X)
STANLEY SITZLER
COO	50.00			$286,959	$0	$35,060		Yes (X)
WILLIAM H COUCH
CFO	50.00			$246,494	$0	$101,489		Yes (X)
WENDELL WEBB
VP OF OPERAT	50.00			$219,305	$0	$51,764		Yes (X)
JIMMY ADAMS
VP MARKETING	50.00			$211,482	$0	$76,215		Yes (X)
JOHN MOORE
VP ENGINEERI	50.00			$197,884	$0	$76,031		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,412,732	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$619,177	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	46	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT LLC
708 BLAIR MILL ROAD	WILLOW GROVE	PA	19090	TREE SERVICE	$526,546
VERSALIFT TENNESSEE LLC
PO BOX 6328	KNOXVILLE	TN	37914	HYDRAULIC REPAI	$129,948
ONE DIVERSIFIED LLC
2975 NORTHWOODS PARKWAY	NORCROSS	GA	30071	TECHNOLOGY	$100,701

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ELECTRIC REVENUE	221000	$178,482,674	$178,482,674
OTHER CAPITAL CREDITS	221000	$4,012,552	$4,012,552
POLE RENTAL	221000	$1,728,176		$1,728,176
OTHER ELECTRIC SERVICES	221000	$16,613	$16,613

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$184,240,015	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,107,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,107,430	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EQUITY EARNINGS-NAT GAS SUBSI	$2,179,866	$2,179,866
EQUITY EARNINGS-RELYCO SUBSID	$12,012	$12,012

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,191,878	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$188,539,323	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$184,703,717	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$3,835,606	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,309,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,309,587	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$891,224	TotalAmt
Program Services	$891,224	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,069,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,069,871	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,012,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,012,348	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PURCHASED POWER	$116,971,337	$116,971,337
DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS	$8,488,273	$8,488,273
DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE	$7,520,091	$7,520,091
ADMIN. & GENERAL EXP.	$6,727,901	$6,727,901

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,356,813	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,356,813	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,347,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,347,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,792,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,509,912	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,700,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,161,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,014,457	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,398,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,573,068	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$326,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$306,123	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$378,761,564	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$127,532,596	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,153,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$251,228,968	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,964,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,825,040	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,170	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,951,304	BOYAmt
EOY	$377,231,738	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,178,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,955,570	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$155,568,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,563,178	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,655,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,943,405	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,402,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,462,153	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	$1,726,460	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,752,910	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,822,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,016,675	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,548,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,769,585	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,951,304	BOYAmt
EOY	$377,231,738	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,191,878	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$19,028,859	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	$2,390,732	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,390,732	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,484,987	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,011,790	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,473,197	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$357,885,845	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$121,520,806	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$236,365,039	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$251,228,968	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PAT CAP - ASSOC ORGS	$65,963,733	C
INVESTMENTS - CF EMC NATURAL GAS	$16,688,257	C
OTHER INVESTMENTS IN ASSOC ORG	$2,026,378	C
INVESTMENTS IN NRUCFC CTC'S	$1,178,518	C
INVEST IN ASSOC ORG - COBANK	$1,000	C
INVESTMENTS - RELYCO	-$32,846	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$85,825,040	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
REGULATORY LIABILITES - ASC 980	$13,344,574
CONSUMER DEPOSITS	$3,738,744
DEFERRED CREDITS	$806,089
SPECIAL FUNDS LIABILITY	$53,998

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$17,943,405	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 (7 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	$356,463	$30,996	$23,930	$103,338	$30,719	$545,446
DAN HART
CEO-NATURAL GAS	$370,038	$75,521	$47,882	$113,844	$30,717	$638,002
STANLEY SITZLER
COO	$250,362	$24,146	$12,451	$11,200	$23,860	$322,019
WILLIAM H COUCH
CFO	$196,587	$20,270	$29,637	$78,303	$23,186	$347,983
WENDELL WEBB
VP OF OPERATIONS	$181,169	$18,095	$20,041	$28,808	$22,956	$271,069
JIMMY ADAMS
VP MARKETING	$185,884	$14,979	$10,619	$61,315	$14,900	$287,697
JOHN MOORE
VP ENGINEERING	$179,503	$17,045	$1,336	$47,363	$28,668	$273,915

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 26,450 DONATED CAPITAL 7,547 PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS 20,309,587 ADOPTION OF ASU 2014-09 UNBILLED REVENUE 6,709,374 CAPITAL CREDITS - RETIRED -3,992,740 ASC 980-REGULATORY LIABILITY -3,187,646 ESTATE RETIREMENTS -302,992 UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS -540,721 TOTAL 19,028,859

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	$2,179,866	$35,985,093	1.00000	false
RELYCO RESOURCES INC
807 COLLINSWORTH ROAD	PALMETTO	GA	30268	582036077	SECURITY S	GA	CFEMC	C CORP	$12,012	$745,460	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	$7,046,116	COST
RELYCO RESOURCES INC
Q	$1,590,768	COST