Final electrical inspection needs to be faxed from county before the meter will be set.

Complete and return the service forms to BRMEMC.

Payment of any costs for construction of electrical services.

Bill will be mailed to member with a list of any forms or easements needed.

If the member is unable to meet with the engineer at that time, see step four. BRMEMC will create a work order that will send an engineer to the location to stake the service and inform the member of costs. Clear area of building materials between pole or underground transformer to the electric service entrance on the building. Click here for reference to those documents. Make sure you have all the appropriate documentation for new membership.

Examples of permanent structures include houses, manufactured homes, garages, barns and businesses. Permanent service will be extended to buildings that are permanent in nature. BRMEMC will also supply service to the member's own RV and trailer pedestals. Temporary service will be provided to the building under construction until completion by setting meters on a member's own temporary service rig. If you are building a new home or working on a new construction project that requires electric service the checklist below will assist you in getting all the necessary paperwork to BRMEMC. Proof of residency (valid rental/lease agreement, deed or tax records as owner, or legal documents for administrator, executor, trustee, etc.).If there is no contact with the current BRMEMC account holder, BRMEMC requires the following: Permission from the current BRMEMC account holder.If this is for a new business, then a two-month deposit based on a comparable business will be required.įor an active account or meter, BRMEMC requires the following items listed below. In addition, all commercial applicants are required to pay a deposit amount based on two months average consumption at the location. Commercial fee: $5 membership fee and a $20 service charge.Applicants may be required to pay a deposit based on a credit report that is obtained at time of application.

Residential fee: $5 membership fee and a $20 service charge.At the same time, and while not always easy to do, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC has maintained some of the lowest utility rates in the Southeast while upholding some of the highest quality standards for an electric utility.If you have never had electric service through BRMEMC, please follow the guide below to determine your next steps for establishing service with BRMEMC.įor a vacant account or inactive meter, BRMEMC requires the items listed below to establish service. Today, in addition to BRMEMC serving over 40,000 members and nearly 50,000 meter points with affordable and reliable electric service, BRMEMC offers a variety of other services including broadband fiber-optics and Internet service, heat pump financing, water heater maintenance, home security systems, and much more. Now with 75 years of continuous dedicated service to the community, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC stands today as a testament to the vision of those community leaders to create an organization that the entire community could support and be proud to call their own. Agreements were also put in place with the Rural Electrification Authority (REA), a federal provider of low-interest financing, allowing BRMEMC to borrow funds and begin construction of the necessary infrastructure to deliver electricity to members? homes and businesses. By June of 1938 the EMC was incorporated, a Board of Directors elected, and an agreement was executed naming the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the sole supplier of electricity for the cooperative. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC was founded in 1937 by a group of local businessmen and farmers desiring to form a non-profit, member-owned rural electric cooperative to provide dependable electric service at a reasonable price within the five counties of its Western North Carolina and North Georgia service area.

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