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Oglethorpe Power Corporation, located in Tucker, Ga., is a nonprofit power supply cooperative that serves 39 of Georgia's 42 Electric Membership Corporations. In turn, the EMCs provide retail electric service to millions of residents throughout the state. OPC's primary mission is to provide the power necessary to meet the needs of the 39 co-op member systems. The corporation makes use of a portfolio of power resources, including fossil, nuclear, coal and hydro facilities, as well as long-term and short-term contracts. In 1997, with the potential of electric deregulation in Georgia, OPC divided into three specialized companies, OPC, Georgia System Operations Corporation and Georgia Transmission Corporation. The organization operates primarily as a power generating company. GSOC and GTC are subsidiaries of OPC.