Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Climbing the Matterhorn


President and CEO Peter Heintzelman heads the nation’s eighth-largest electric membership corporation, Cobb EMC, which serves over 180,000 members and earns $850 million per year. He leads his team of employees in serving their communities not only with innovative service, but also with a charitable foundation that donates nearly $4 million to schools and those in need. Also an athlete who enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and mountain climbing, Peter Heintzelman has summited Switzerland’s iconic mountain, the Matterhorn.

Looming nearly 15,000 feet above sea level, the Matterhorn sits on the border between Italy and Switzerland in the Alps. Not for the faint of heart, the rock face of the mountain is huge and sheer, with drops of 4,000 feet down to the glacier below. Topped with ice and snow, lightweight alpine climbing boots are required, and often crampons - metal boot attachments with spikes for traction - are needed as well.

Climbing the Matterhorn demands great athleticism, because it requires not only the strength to continue a sustained climb, but also the ability to move quickly and nimbly. Due to the high altitude, it is also necessary to be in excellent cardiovascular condition. Reaching the summit is only half the endeavor, as the way back down the mountain is the same way as climbing up, and not much easier. In all, it’s a solid 8 to 10-hour workout.

Tuesday, 1 October 2019

The Three Classifications of EV Chargers

Friday, 19 July 2019

The Benefits of Cobb EMC’s NiteFlex Rate for Electric Car Owners

Cobb EMC Logo Image: cobbemc.com
Cobb EMC Logo
Image: cobbemc.com
As president and chief executive officer of the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), a not-for-profit electric cooperative in Marietta, Georgia, Peter Heintzelman oversees the delivery of electricity to over 180,000 residential and commercial members throughout Cobb and four surrounding counties. Under Peter Heintzelman’s leadership, Cobb EMC is emerging as an influential industry thought leader in the area of electric vehicles.

Cobb EMC offers a range of online resources and tips for electric vehicles that cover everything from purchasing a vehicle to finding a charging station on the go. One of the ways the company serves owners of electric vehicles is to provide overnight vehicle charging for free through its NiteFlex rate program. The program allows electric vehicle owners to recharge their vehicles at home and lowers vehicle operating costs to pennies per mile.

The NiteFlex program takes advantage of the lower volume of energy consumption that generally occurs overnight. With the program, Cobb EMC offers free electricity and lower bills to customers who can shift energy use to off-peak or super-off-peak hours. During super-off-peak hours (from midnight to 6:00 a.m.), customers receive up to 400 kilowatts of energy free of charge and pay just $.045 for each additional kilowatt used.