Habersham Electric Membership Corporation (HEMC) was chartered on July 25, 1938, as a non-profit cooperative. Today, there are over 3,800 miles of line serving more than 28,000 members in six counties in Georgia: Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, and White. HEMC’s main office is located at 6135 State Hwy. 115 West, Clarkesville, Ga. A branch office is located on Hwy. 129 South, in Cleveland, Ga. Habersham EMC also owns a broadband internet subsidiary, Trailwave Fiber, Inc., which provides northeast Georgia’s most reliable internet service and is the only 100% fiber optic network in the area.