The State of Georgia has declared Tuesday, April 13th as Lineman Appreciation Day in recognition of electric utility line workers who selflessly build, maintain, and repair infrastructure.

Georgia Power is celebrating “Thank a Lineman” Month all April long to honor the daily work done in communities across the state. Utility crews and personnel respond to outages and essential work in all conditions and following severe weather, including the recent spring thunderstorms and tornadoes across the state.

Throughout Georgia Power's 2021 Thank a Lineman initiative, saying "thank you" is quick and easy by signing the digital card at www.GeorgiaPower.com/ThankALineman. Additionally, Georgians can celebrate and engage through social media by using and following #ThankALineman and visiting Georgia Power's Facebook (www.Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter (@GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (@ga_power) pages.

Georgia Power's lineworkers, along with teams across the company, have worked tirelessly to ensure that customers have the service they need to carry on even as the world around them changed. In addition to working safely and observing COVID protocols in their everyday work, line crews quickly responded to storm damage including heavy winds and tornadoes that recently affected customers primarily in Coweta, Polk and Bartow counties.

Line crews work with teams across Georgia Power to ensure that reliable energy is continually supplied to thousands of homes and businesses. Those teams include Customer Services, Control Centers, Fleet Services, Forestry and Right-of-Way, Generation, Substation crews, Network Underground and more.