Georgia EMCs Continue Power Restoration

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Jan 10, 2011, 03:55 ET

ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As of 4:00 p.m., Georgia's EMCs are reporting approximately 1900 customers without power. Those affected are in north and middle Georgia.

Most of the outages have been caused by ice accumulation on trees and power lines. The outage numbers have fluctuated throughout the day when some outages have been restored as new outages have been reported.

Crews are working non-stop to restore power. Customers are reminded to stay away from fallen power lines, report outages to their local EMC, and call for safety instructions when clearing tree limbs and other vegetation near power lines and electric facilities.

Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association representing the state's 42 EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp. Collectively, Georgia's customer-owned EMCs provide electricity and related services to more than four million people, half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of the state's land area.

Georgia Transmission, a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 EMCs, owns more than 3000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and more than 600 substations. These facilities deliver power to Georgia's EMCs who serve nearly 50 percent of Georgia's population (4.5 million).

Latest EMC Outage Updates:

http://www.georgiaemc.com/stormcentral/storm.aspx

SOURCE Georgia Transmission Corporation