With the deregulation of utilities and surge of third-party suppliers, consumers have an unprecedented number of choices in utility providers. The following list includes only the major companies that serve the state. For specific providers in your community, contact your municipal clerk — or your county clerk if you reside in an unincorporated area.
Internet Information & Referral
Energy Guide
www.energyguide.com
Directory of providers and advice on lowering utility bills
Electric Membership Associations of Georgia
www.georgiaemc.com
Organization of not-for-profit energy suppliers
Energy Price Shopping
www.energyshop.com
Comparative costs for gas and electric suppliers
Georgia Public Service Commission
www.psc.state.ga.us
Ensures the public of safe, reliable, reasonably priced utilities
Long-Distance Telephone Rates
www.phoneratefinder.com
Unbiased overview of residential long-distance telephone market
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
www.meagpower.org
Provider of wholesale power to nearly 50 companies throughout the state
US Postal Service
Address Change & Moving Guide
www.usps.com/moversguide
Major Utility Providers
Electricity
Central Georgia EMC
770-775-7857
www.cgemc.com
Cobb EMC
770-429-2100
www.cobbemc.com
Coweta-Fayette EMC
770-502-0226
www.utility.org
Georgia Power Company
404-506-6526
www.southernco.com
Jackson EMC
706-367-5281
www.jacksonemc.com
Snapping Shoals EMC
770-786-3484
www.snappingshoalsemc.com
Walton EMC
Monroe
770-267-2505
Snellville
770-972-2917
Watkinsville
706-769-5622
www.waltonemc.com
Natural Gas
ACN Energy
800-348-6496
www.acnenergy.com
Atlanta Gas Light Company
770-907-4231
877-427-4321
www.aglc.com
Cobb EMC
770-429-2100
www.cobbemc.com
Coweta-Fayette EMC
877-746-4362
www.utility.org
GasKey
877-GAS-1-KEY
www.gaskey.com
Gas South
1-877-332-5442
www.gas-south.com
Georgia Natural Gas
770-850-6200
877-850-6200
www.georgianaturalgas.com
Infinite Energy
770-379-9963
877-342-5434
www.infiniteenergy.com
SCANA Energy
877-467-2262
www.scana.com
MX Energy
877-677-4355
www.mxenergy.com
Walton EMC
Monroe
770-267-2505
Snellville
770-972-2917
Watkinsville
706-769-5622
www.waltonemc.com
Cable Television
AT&T
770-360-4990
www.att.com
Charter Communications
800-955-7766
www.chartercom.com
Comcast
888-404-9200
www.comcast.com
Telephone Service
Alltel
800-501-1754
www.alltel.com
AT&T
800-222-0300
www.att.com
National Newspapers
Business Week Magazine
800-635-1200
www.businessweek.com
Chicago Tribune
800-TRIBUNE
www.chicagotribune.com
The Los Angeles Times
213-237-5000
www.latimes.com
The New York Times
800-NYTIMES
www.nytimes.com
Time Magazine
800-843-TIME
www.time.com
USA Today
800-USA-0001
www.usatoday.com
The Wall Street Journal
800-JOURNAL
www.wsj.com
The Washington Post
800-627-1150
www.washpost.com
Regional Newspapers
Georgia Press Association
770-454-6776
www.gapress.org
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta
404-249-1000
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
404-526-7988
Atlanta
www.ajc.com
The Barrow County News
Winder
770-867-7557
www.barrowcountynews.com
The Citizen
Fayetteville
770-719-1880
www.thecitizennews.com
Cordele Dispatch
Cordele
229-273-2277
www.cordeledispatch.com
The Daily Tribune
Cartersville
770-382-4545
www.daily-tribune.com
Dawson News & Advertiser
North Dawsonville
706-265-2345
www.dawsonadvertiser.com
Dunwoody Crier
Dunwoody
770-451-4147
www.thecrier.net
Griffin Daily News
Griffin
770-227-3570
www.griffindailynews.com
Gwinnett Daily Post
Lawrenceville
770-963-9205
www.gwinnettdailyonline.com
The Henry Herald
McDonough
770-957-9161
www.henryherald.com
Lakeside Ledger
Woodstock
770-928-0706
www.ledgernews.com
Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta
770-795-5000
www.mdjonline.com
Pickens County Progress
Jasper
706-253-2457
www.pickensprogress.com
The Rockdale Citizen
Conyers
770-483-7108
www.rockdalecitizen.net
The Times
Gainesville
770-532-1234
www.gainesvilletimes.com
The Times Herald
Newnan
770-253-1576
www.times-herald.com
The Walton Tribune
Monroe
770-267-8371
www.waltontribune.com