Otis Jones Re-elected to Georgia Transmission Corporation Board

From Georgia Transmission Corporation: Otis P. Jones of Lawrenceville was recently re-elected as a director and as secretary-treasurer on the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) Board of Directors. Jones has served on the board since 2008. He also serves as vice chairman of the board for Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC).

• Built more than 1,300 projects, including more than 250 miles of transmission lines, 70-plus substations and its first solar generation interconnections;
• Consistently improved reliability and achieved record low numbers for both frequency and duration of outages;
• Earned two “best place to work” designations from Georgia Trend magazine and one from the Atlanta Business Chronicle; and
• Implemented new processes and procedures to achieve full compliance with Critical Infrastructure Protection standards.

“During the next three years, GTC plans to invest more than $500 million in our transmission system to fortify the electric power grid and ensure reliability,” said Jones. “The strong partnership between Georgia Transmission Corporation and Jackson EMC will help ensure reliable electric service for our members as our demand grows.”

The GTC Board of Directors elected directors at its 2017 annual meeting of members in late March and elected officers at its board meeting in mid-April, both held in Atlanta.

Also elected as GTC officers for one-year terms were Charles R. Fendley, chairman of the board, and Steve E. Rawl, Sr., vice chairman of the board. Fendley is a GTC member director and is chairman of the board of Amicalola EMC. Rawl is a GTC member director and is first vice president of Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC).

Photo courtesy of the Georgia Transmission Corporation