Chinn named COO of American Transmission Co.

PEWAUKEE, Wis.--American Transmission Co. has named Carol Chinn as ATC’s chief operating officer. Chinn will join ATC on Dec. 18, 2006, in this newly created position, and oversee ATC’s construction, maintenance and system operations areas. Chinn currently is with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Division of Reliability.

Prior to FERC, Chinn was president and chief executive officer of Georgia Transmission Corp., an electric transmission utility with more than $1 billion in assets. Previously, she spent 18 years at Florida Power & Light in various planning, engineering, construction and operations management positions in transmission and distribution, along with corporate strategy and quality leadership roles.

“ATC is known as an industry leader and the successful model for a stand-alone transmission company,” said Chinn. “I am energized about joining the ATC team and contributing to its future success in asset delivery, asset management and system operations.”

In its first five years, ATC has invested more than $1 billion in the transmission grid serving most of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The company is planning another $3 billion in investment over the next 10 years.

Chinn will report to José Delgado, president and chief executive officer, who said, “Carol brings to ATC proven experience in utility operations, strategic planning and organizational leadership. We are looking forward to her oversight and coordination of our system operations, maintenance and construction plan.”

Chinn earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida at Gainesville, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Miami, and a master’s of business administration from the University of Florida at Gainesville.

ATC plans, constructs, operates, maintains and will expand its transmission facilities to provide adequate and reliable transmission of power. ATC provides nondiscriminatory service to all customers, supporting effective competition in energy markets without favoring any market participant. A member of the Midwest ISO regional transmission organization, ATC owns approximately 8,900 miles of transmission lines with a total investment in facilities of $1.5 billion in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. For more information, visit our Web site at www.atcllc.com.