Georgia Transmission

We’re grateful for our partners at Georgia EMC for sharing how #HurricaneHelene caused serious damage to our high-voltage transmission lines and substations. The damage to the transmission side of the electrical grid is extensive, surpassing the damage we saw to our system as the result of Hurricane Michael in 2018. It takes both the transmission system and distribution system to deliver electricity to homes and businesses. As our member EMCs continue to make repairs to their distribution systems, Georgia Transmission also continues our work to restore the transmission system. We’ll keep working together to ensure power is safely restored to our fellow Georgians. 

Please join us in congratulating Jenny Buttrey on her recent appointment to serve as vice president and controller. In this new role, Buttrey will serve on the cooperative’s executive management team. Buttrey will also continue to provide leadership and strategic oversight to the organization’s accounting function — including accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, fixed assets accounting, taxation and general ledger activities.     Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWN2_Nyx

As technology advances, your community needs more energy to power homes, fuel industries and generate economic prosperity. Georgia Transmission’s Gridovation investment in our energy infrastructure will ensure communities like yours have access to resilient, cost-effective power, no matter what the future holds.

A big shout-out to Forsyth County for their outstanding communication on our recent high-voltage transmission line project at Hammonds Crossing. Thanks to collaboration with John Jefferson, Director of Capital Projects, and Russell Brown, Director of Communications, along with the rest of their staff, this complex project ran smoothly and finished three weeks early! Their assistance in pre-planning and communication allowed us to substitute bucket trucks for helicopters, thus speeding up the project and minimizing traffic disruption. With their team's help, we provided timely updates via social media and radio announcements. In appreciation of these efforts, we continue to help Sawnee EMC deliver reliable and cost-effective power to the community. 

Georgia Transmission congratulates our colleague Paul Stovall, PE for his selection to Leadership DeKalb’s Class of 2025. Paul is a transmission services manager who works in collaboration with our member EMCs to ensure we’re planning and constructing the necessary electrical infrastructure that helps deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective electricity to communities across Georgia. Leadership DeKalb connects community leaders to learn about DeKalb County from many aspects including its government, arts and culture, education, health, and economic development. Paul and his classmates will delve into the issues facing the region and discover the impact they can have as well-informed leaders.

Georgia Transmission congratulates Anne Lerner, public affairs director, for being accepted into Atlanta Regional Commission's Regional Leadership Institute (RLI) Class of 2024! RLI is an immersive program with hands-on opportunities to connect active learning to real-world planning and policy throughout metro Atlanta. This year’s class will delve into vital topics for the region’s well-being and growth, including housing affordability, transit and transportation planning, public health and natural resources.

We may not know what tomorrow’s businesses will look like, but we are continually preparing the grid to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective electricity, no matter what innovations lie ahead. Learn more at gatransmission.com.

Georgia Transmission colleagues Katheryn Graff and William Gee recently joined fellow classmates of the Georgia EMC - The University of Georgia J.W. Fanning Institute Electric Cooperative Management and Leadership Development Program to volunteer at The Cottage in Athens. The group completed a beautification project that included plantings and mulch, along with a new fence, signs and outdoor seating. The Cottage is a crisis center that supports individuals, families and communities affected by child abuse and sexual violence. The beautification project aimed to support The Cottage’s desire to always create a safe place that feels like home. Other participants in the management and leadership development program represent GreyStone Power Corporation, Jackson EMC, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation and Walton EMC. 

Who is Georgia Transmission and how do we help keep the lights on in your homes and businesses? Our job is to serve as the link between power generation and local EMCs that deliver electricity to your community. Every day, we ensure power is delivered efficiently across 5,000+ miles of transmission lines to serve millions of Georgians just like you.

Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Georgia Transmission. We hope that you and yours have a safe, happy and cool holiday weekend!