UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

__________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~March 431, 2025

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

(An Electric Membership Corporation)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia (State of incorporation)	333-192954 (Commission File Number)	58-1211925 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2100 East Exchange Place Tucker, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices)		30084-5336 (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (770) 270-7600

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnAt ~~February~~our 4annual meeting on March 31, 2025, our members, as set forth in our bylaws, nominated and elected by acclimation the following persons to our board of directors: ~~appointed~~Jimmy ~~Richard~~G. DBailey as a member at-large director, Ronnie M. ~~Wallen~~Hendricks as ~~our~~a ~~new~~member ~~Executive~~at-large ~~Vice~~director, ~~President~~Fred A. McWhorter as a director for member group 4, Christopher L. Stephens as a director for member group 3, George L. Weaver as a director for member group 1 and ~~Chief~~Kevin ~~Operating~~W. ~~Officer~~Bush as an outside director. Each of Mr. ~~Wallen~~Bailey, Mr. Hendricks, Mr. McWhorter, Mr. Stephens and Mr. Weaver were elected to a term that will ~~assume~~expire ~~this~~in ~~role~~March ~~effective~~2028. Mr. Bush was elected to fill the outside director vacancy following the retirement of Wm. Ronald Duffey on March 31, 2025, and his term will expire in March 2027.

Mr. ~~Wallen~~Bush, ~~54,~~Mr. ~~has~~Hendricks ~~more~~and ~~than~~Mr. 30Stephens ~~years~~are ofeach ~~energy~~new ~~generation~~directors ~~experience. From 2017~~ to ~~February~~our ~~2025,~~board ~~he was the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager~~ of ~~the~~directors ~~Grant County Public Utility District in Washington~~ and ~~was~~will ~~responsible~~be ~~for~~entitled ~~providing power~~ to ~~more~~director ~~than~~compensation ~~50,000~~and ~~meters~~expense ~~across~~reimbursement ~~Grant~~as ~~County.~~set ~~From~~forth ~~2014~~under to“Executive ~~2017,~~Compensation ~~Mr.~~– ~~Wallen~~Director ~~was~~Compensation” ~~with~~in ~~Oglethorpe as~~ our ~~Plant~~annual ~~General~~report ~~Manager~~on ~~and~~Form ~~Combustion~~10-K ~~Turbine~~for ~~Fleet~~the ~~Manager~~fiscal ~~and~~year ~~was~~ended ~~responsible~~December ~~for~~31, ~~operating our combustion turbine facilities~~2024. ~~Prior to that he worked for Siemens Energy Inc~~Mr., ~~Duke~~Bush ~~Energy, Dominion Energy~~ and ~~Carolina~~Mr. ~~Power~~Hendricks ~~and~~were ~~Light.~~appointed ~~Before~~to ~~moving~~serve toon the ~~utility~~audit ~~industry,~~committee and Mr. ~~Wallen~~Stephens ~~served~~was asappointed ato ~~Chief~~serve ~~Mechanical~~on ~~Operator with~~ the ~~U.S.~~compensation ~~Navy~~committee ~~for eleven years~~ and ~~was~~construction aproject ~~nuclear power plant operator aboard the USS Enterprise~~committee. HeOur ~~earned~~board ~~his~~of ~~bachelor’s~~directors ~~degree~~has ~~from~~determined ~~West~~that ~~Virginia~~Mr. ~~University~~Bush ~~and~~qualifies ~~received~~as aan ~~master’s~~independent ~~degree~~audit incommittee ~~business~~financial ~~management from Clayton State University~~expert.

~~Mr.~~For ~~Wallen’s~~additional ~~annual~~information ~~salary~~regarding ~~will~~our beboard ~~$525,000.~~of Wedirectors ~~will~~and ~~also~~election ~~pay Mr. Wallen $65~~procedures,~~625~~ tosee ~~cover expected relocation expenses in addition to paying direct moving expenses. In addition~~“Directors, ~~Mr.~~Executive ~~Wallen~~Officers ~~will~~and beCorporate ~~eligible~~Governance” ~~to participate~~ in our ~~performance~~2024 ~~pay~~Form ~~plan and receive health, welfare and retirement benefits and certain perquisites~~10-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 6, 2025, we issued a press release regarding Mr. Wallen’s appointment. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release, dated February 6, 2025

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION

(AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION)

Date:

~~February~~April 71, 2025

By:

/s/ Annalisa M. Bloodworth

Annalisa M. Bloodworth

President and Chief Executive Officer

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