Charles Fendley Re-elected to Georgia Transmission Corporation Board

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TUCKER, Ga. (April 23, 2015) – Charles R. Fendley of Jasper, Ga., was recently re-elected as chairman of the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) Board of Directors. Fendley has served on the board since 1996, both as chairman and as a member director. He also serves as chairman of the board for Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation (EMC). During Fendley’s 19-year tenure, GTC has:

Completed more than 2,900 transmission projects, including 791 miles of transmission lines, 228 substations and its first two solar generation interconnections;
Improved reliability and achieved record low numbers for both the frequency and duration of power outages;
Earned “best place to work” designations from Georgia Trend magazine and the Atlanta Business Chronicle; and
Achieved 100 percent compliance with federal mandatory reliability standards.
“Going forward, GTC’s plans call for completing 26 miles of new transmission lines and 69 substation and transmission line modifications in 2015, as we continue to build and maintain a strong power grid for Georgia,” said Fendley. “The partnership between Georgia Transmission Corporation and Amicalola EMC will help ensure reliable electric service for our members as demand grows.”

The GTC Board of Directors elected directors at its 2015 Annual Meeting of Members and elected officers at its board meeting, both held recently in Braselton, Ga. Also elected as GTC officers for one-year terms were Steve E. Rawl, Sr., vice chairman of the board, and Otis Jones, secretary-treasurer. Rawl is a GTC member director and is first vice president of Okefenoke Rural EMC. Jones also is a GTC member director and serves as chairman of the board of Jackson EMC.

About Georgia Transmission Corporation
Georgia Transmission, a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 38 Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), owns more than 3,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and more than 600 substations. These facilities deliver power to Georgia’s EMCs, including Okefenoke REMC, which serve nearly 50 percent of Georgia’s population (4.5 million). For more information, visit gatrans.com.

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