Elaine Powers named 2020 Contractor of the Year by Conditioned Air Association of Georgia

Elaine Powers, Powers Heating & Air, Peachtree City , was recently named “2020 Contractor of the Year” by the Conditioned Air Association of Georgia (CAAG), a statewide nonprofit professional trade association based in Atlanta, Georgia that represents HVAC or “conditioned air” contractors around the state which are professionally licensed by the Georgia Secretary of States office.

Mrs. Powers is the only person in the history of CAAG to receive this award three different times. She also received the award in 2015 and 2019. She is also the first woman to serve as President of the association for the 2018-2019 term of office. She has served on CAAG’s Board of Directors for a number of years, is the current CAAG’s representative on the Dept of Community Affairs Codes Advisory Committee and is a director in the Metro Atlanta Air Conditioning Contractors Chapter of CAAG. Additionally, last year Governor Brian Kemp appointed her to the State Licensing Board for HVAC contractors, the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Conditioned Air Division.

Elaine has lived in Fayette County since 1969 with only a brief interruption while serving in the U.S. Navy for one term. She graduated from the University of West Georgia with an Accounting degree and has an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. Elaine has been active in the industry since 1979 and is currently the President of Powers Heating & Air. Powers is a Premier Lennox Dealer and provides maintenance, service repairs and replacements for residential clients mostly in Fayette and Coweta Counties. Powers also serves industrial, institutional and general commercial clients throughout the State.

Congratulations to Mrs. Powers on receiving CAAG’s highest award and honor.

About the CAAG

The Conditioned Air Association of Georgia (CAAG) is a state-wide, nonprofit trade association based in Atlanta, Georgia which represents contractors who are engaged in the design, sales, installation, maintenance, service and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

CAAG, formed in 1980, has over 1000 members in 24 local chapters. The membership is composed of great diversity in sizes of member firms from the very large mechanical contractors to the very small family-owned businesses. Regardless of the size, CAAG represents the professionals in the industry who have a genuine interest in improving the industry for both the customer and the contractor.

CAAG’s goal is to promote quality and professionalism in the HVACR industry in the state of Georgia and the demonstration of a genuine concern for the safety, comfort and health of our customers by providing quality HVACR services.