The company

could possibly have customers receiving gas by the end of the year, depending

on the speed of the approval process and completion of the data interface

with AGLC.

Hart added

that EMC Natural Gas, doing business as Coweta-Fayette EMC Natural Gas,

will produce easy to understand bills and simple pricing structures.

"Our competitive

price for gas will include the purchase cost of natural gas, interstate

pipeline charges to move the gas to Georgia and associated reserves to

protect our customers from winter price spikes. Atlanta Gas and Light

charges for gas delivery within Georgia will be passed through exactly

as EMC Natural Gas receives them."

Gas customers

will be able to choose monthly pricing with no contract required. Other

potential plans include fixed pricing that allows consumers to lock in

gas prices for months at a time.

EMC Natural

Gas will be governed by a six member board, three EMC Board members; Neal

Shepard of Coweta County, Elwood Thompson of Coweta County and Alice Mallory

of Fayette County plus three outside members that include Lee Hunter of

Coweta County, Elaine Gaillard of Fayette County and Mark Hall of Fayette

County.

Coweta-Fayette

EMC provides electricity and other services to over 61,000 consumers in

one of the nation's fastest-growing areas, including Coweta, Fayette,

South Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding and Troup counties. The company

has worked hard for over 50 years to keep cost down, charging a fair price

for electricity and providing reliable service.