Denham, Millwood Elected as Officers of Oglethorpe Power

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Mar 28, 2012, 03:38 ET

ATLANTA, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oglethorpe Power Corporation's Board of Directors has re-elected Benny W. Denham of Sycamore, Ga. as its chairman. Marshall S. Millwood of Gainesville, Ga., was elected as vice chairman. The election took place at a Board meeting following the Oglethorpe Power annual meeting.

This will be Denham's tenth consecutive term as Board chairman. Millwood assumes the vice chairman's position from Sam Rabun of Louisville, Ga., who did not seek re-election. Board officers are elected from among the Board of Directors and serve a one-year term.

Denham, a member of the Irwin Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) Board, Ocilla, Ga., is an at-large member director of the Oglethorpe Power Board. Millwood, a member of the Sawnee EMC Board, Cumming, Ga., is also an at-large member director of the Oglethorpe Power Board.

In related action, the following men were named to Oglethorpe Power Board at the annual meeting: James I. White of Stockbridge, Ga. (board member of Snapping Shoals EMC); H. B. Wiley, Jr. of Watkinsville, Ga. (board member of Walton EMC); Marshall Millwood; Jeffrey W. Murphy of Hartwell, Ga. (president & CEO of Hart EMC); and William Ronald Duffey of Peachtree City, Ga. (outside director). All except White will serve until March 2015. White's term will expire in March 2014 because he is serving the unexpired term of Larry Chadwick, who left the Oglethorpe Power Board.

Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) is one of the nation's largest power supply cooperatives with more than $8 billion in assets serving 39 Electric Membership Corporations which, collectively, provide electricity to 4.1 million Georgians.

A proponent of conscientious energy development and use, OPC balances reliable and affordable energy with environmental responsibility and has an outstanding record of regulatory compliance. Its diverse energy portfolio includes natural gas, hydroelectric, coal and nuclear generating plants with a combined capacity of approximately 7,078 megawatts (MW), as well as purchased power.

OPC was established in 1974 and is owned by its 39 Member Systems. It is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia. For more information, check the web site at www.opc.com.

SOURCE Oglethorpe Power Corporation