The Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA) is a member-owned federation of 22 electric distribution cooperatives. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a member of AREA and serves as wholesale power supplier to eight member cooperatives located in the northern part of Alabama. PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, also a member of AREA, provides wholesale power to 12 member cooperatives in the central and southern sections of Alabama. Southern Power also supplies wholesale power to Alabama cooperatives.
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Open Hearts and Open Arms
The family of one Baldwin EMC employee just got a lot bigger. Gordon Lipscomb and his wife Angie recently welcomed three-month-old twins Gabriella and Gabriel and two-year-old Levi into their home. The three children were adopted from an orphanage in Haiti, where a massive earthquake recently left terrible devastation. more
Baldwin EMC Honors Employee’s Heroic Actions
One local family is calling Baldwin EMC employee Troy Thompson a guardian angel. On Monday, February 15, Baldwin EMC called Thompson a hero, and officially recognized him with the Baldwin EMC / Touchstone Energy Power and Hope Award. more
The family of one Baldwin EMC employee just got a lot bigger. Gordon Lipscomb and his wife Angie recently welcomed three-month-old twins Gabriella and Gabriel and two-year-old Levi into their home. The three children were adopted from an orphanage in Haiti, where a massive earthquake recently left terrible devastation. 
One local family is calling Baldwin EMC employee Troy Thompson a guardian angel. On Monday, February 15, Baldwin EMC called Thompson a hero, and officially recognized him with the Baldwin EMC / Touchstone Energy Power and Hope Award. 