FAQS
 Answers to common questions about GTC, its programs and projects. If you don't find an answer to your question, please contact us.

1. When was Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) established?

2. What is Georgia Transmission Corporation?

3. Who owns Georgia Transmission Corporation?

4. How does GTC determine when new facilities are necessary?

5. How does GTC site new substations and transmission lines?

6. What process does GTC use to minimize and mitigate environmental impacts?

7. What role does the local EMC play in locating new substations and transmissin lines?

8. How does GTC buy property or acquire an easement?

9. Why do public utilities have the right to acquire private property?

10. What is an easement?

11. How can property owners use easements?

12. Why is it necessary to clear trees?

13. Is it safe to live near transmission lines?

14. Are EMFs harmful to farm animals and wildlife?

15. Are underground transmission lines feasible as an alternative to overhead transmission lines?

16. Would burying the line reduce exposure to electric and magnetic fields EMFs?

17. Will a transmission line interfere with television and radio reception?


What is an easement?

An easement is when a land owner retains ownership of his property, but conveys limited rights to the easement holder for specific uses. When GTC obtains an easement, we do so for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a transmission line. In some cases, GTC may purchase property (e.g., for a substation site) rather than obtain easement rights.