Georgia EMCs Working Throughout Night to Restore Power

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Jan 10, 2011, 09:32 ET

ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As of 9 p.m., EMCs have completed power restoration work in the metro Atlanta area.

In other parts of the state, there are approximately 800 remaining EMC power outages, primarily in Washington, Johnson, Laurens, and Emanuel counties in middle Georgia.

Additional crews have been brought in from other areas of the state and crews are working non-stop to restore widespread outages. Service for most customers is expected to be restored late tonight; however, scattered outages in remote areas could extend into Tuesday.

If customers are using generators, please follow proper safety precautions and place them outside the home and away from garages. Never connect generators to another power source, such as power lines or outlets. The reverse flow of electricity or "backfeed" can electrocute an EMC line worker attempting to restore power.

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