Oglethorpe Power Re-Elects Denham, Millwood As Officers

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Apr 02, 2014, 12:02 ET

ATLANTA, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oglethorpe Power Corporation Board of Directors re-elected Benny W. Denham of Sycamore, Ga. as its chairman and Marshall S. Millwood of Gainesville, Ga. as vice chairman. The election took place at a Board meeting following Oglethorpe Power's annual meeting.

This is Denham's twelfth consecutive term as Board chairman and Millwood's third term as vice chairman. The two will serve in their officers' positions for the next year.

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

Oglethorpe Power is one of the nation's largest power supply cooperatives, with more than $9 billion in assets, serving 38 Electric Membership Corporations which, collectively, provide electricity to more than 4.1 million Georgians.

A proponent of conscientious energy development and use, Oglethorpe balances reliable, affordable energy with environmental responsibility and has an outstanding record of regulatory compliance. Its diverse energy portfolio of owned and managed resources includes natural gas, hydroelectric, coal, and nuclear generating plants with a combined capacity of approximately 7,800MW. Oglethorpe was established in 1974 and is owned by its 38 Member Systems. It is headquartered in Tucker, Ga. For more information, see the web site at http://www.opc.com.

SOURCE Oglethorpe Power Corporation