Published 10:08 am Monday, August 24, 2026 TIFTON — The City of Tifton is moving forward with a generator installation project to equip the community for emergency situations. The Tifton City Council unanimously approved an agreement with contractor Ready Power, LLC to install backup generators at around the city during their Aug. 17 meeting, ensuring that Tifton will be more equipped to handle blackouts, storms, and other emergencies in the future. The project will see backup generators installed at five city facilities, with funding primarily provided by a grant through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. City utilities manager Adam Cobb reported at the meeting that the City of Tifton filed a grant request with GEMA to fund generators following the hurricane incidents of a few years prior. The city then requested proposals June of this year, Cobb said, the quotes for which they recently received. Ready Power filed the lowest of these bids at $1,296,522. Cobb recommended the approval, noting that the contractor was the only bidder to meet all of the city’s criteria. However, he stated that the city would only receive $896,972 from GEMA, leaving the city with around $400,000 to fund themselves.
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