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Henry203

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16. I call EMC's

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #8)

Sat May 10, 2025, 10:46 AM

May 2025

In the south. Many of the people there know where the money came from. Cobb county in GA is an EMC’s. GA power would not run lines to Cobb which is 20 miles from downtown ATL. GA power said it was too expensive.

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