Photo Gallery: 2021 Seven States Annual Meeting at Rock City
November 10, 2021

Seven States Power Corporation held its 2021 annual meeting November 4-5 at Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, just miles from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The two-day event kicked off with a board meeting on the afternoon of Thursday, November 4, with the business meeting following on the morning of Friday, November 5.

Much of the discussion centered around the substantial growth Seven States has experienced since it launched as a self-reliant energy solutions company in February 2021. Featured guest speakers on Friday included Jeff Lyash, President and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Wolfgang Maluche, Vice President of Engineering at Volkswagen.

Following the conclusion of the business meeting, Seven States, member-owner EPB, and EPB-customer Rock City celebrated the installation of a solar-powered arbor that will reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability opportunities at Rock City.

Below you will find photos from the 2021 Seven States Annual Meeting. All photos were taken by Rich Smith and belong to Seven States Power Corporation.

Two banners for seven states power corporation are displayed in front of an american flag.
A podium with two posters on it that say `` together we can make a bright future ''.
A table with trophies and a sign that says see rock city
A trophy with a glass ball on top of it is sitting on a table.
A group of men are standing around a table talking to each other.
A row of flags with the names of the seven states on them
A sign that says seven states annual meeting is sitting in front of a rock wall.
A white and green electric car is charging in a parking lot.
A group of people are standing in a room talking to each other.
A group of men are standing in a room talking to each other.
Three men in suits are talking to each other in front of a fireplace.
A woman is sitting at a table using a laptop computer.
A group of men are standing in a room talking to each other.
A table with a sign that says seven states on it
Two men in suits are talking to each other in a room.
A woman in a green dress is talking to a man in a white sweater.
Three men in suits are standing next to each other and talking in a room.
A woman is talking to a group of people at a conference.
A woman is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A woman is standing at a podium giving a speech.
Two men are standing in front of a podium with a sign that says `` together we can make a bright future ''.
A man in a suit and green shirt is standing in front of a crowd of people.
A woman is standing in a crowd of people with her hand on her chest.
A man is standing at a podium holding a piece of paper.
A framed picture of a building under construction with people signing it.
A group of people are sitting at tables in a room.
A man in a suit and tie is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man in a suit and tie is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech to a group of people.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech.
Two men are standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man in a green vest is smiling while sitting at a table.
A man in a suit and tie is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is sitting in a chair in front of a group of people.
A group of men are sitting at tables in a room laughing.
A group of men are standing around a table talking to each other.
A group of men are standing around talking to each other.
A group of men in suits and ties are talking to each other at a conference.
Two men are shaking hands in front of a sign that says together we can make bright future.
A man in a suit is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man in a suit is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man in a suit is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A group of people are sitting at tables in a large room watching a presentation.
A group of people are sitting at a table clapping their hands.
Two men are standing at a podium giving a presentation to a group of people.
A woman is giving a presentation to a group of people at a conference.
A man in a suit is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man and a woman are shaking hands in front of a sign that says seven states.
A man is standing at a podium holding a robot arm.
A man and a woman are standing in front of a podium giving a presentation.
A man is standing at a podium giving a presentation to a group of people.
A man and two women are standing next to each other in front of an american flag.
A silver volkswagen id 4 is parked in front of a house.
The front end of a silver volkswagen id 4 is parked on a sidewalk.
A wooden pergola with solar panels on the roof.
A sign that says solar garden arbor is hanging from a metal pole.
A solar panel is hanging from the roof of a building.
Three men are shaking hands in front of a fence.
A group of men are standing on a sidewalk talking to each other.
A woman in a green dress is talking to two men in suits.
A close up of an electric car being charged at a charging station.
A woman is standing next to a tesla model 3 at a charging station.
Two men in suits are standing next to each other and talking.
A group of people are sitting in chairs in a parking lot.
A woman is standing at a podium speaking into a microphone.
A group of people are sitting in chairs in front of a building.
A woman is standing at a podium speaking into a microphone.
A man is standing at a podium talking into a microphone.
A man is giving a speech to a group of people sitting in chairs.
A man in a suit is standing at a podium giving a speech.
A man is standing at a podium giving a speech to a group of people.
A group of men are standing next to each other clapping their hands.
A group of people standing in front of a building holding a sign.
A group of people are holding a banner that says solar garden arbor at rock city.
A group of people holding a banner that says solar garden arbor at rock city
A group of people standing next to each other in front of a podium.
A group of people are standing in front of a building with solar panels on the roof.
A group of people are standing in front of a wooden structure.
A group of people standing next to each other on top of a hill.
A group of people standing next to each other on top of a hill.
A group of people standing next to each other on top of a hill.

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