POWERGRAMS

YEAR IN REVIEW JUNE Photo by Bill Snow • Alabama Power Service Organization Magic City Chapter volunteers joined employees from more than 20 departments to host Playtime Extravaganza, a weeklong carnival at Children's of Alabama that provided activities for more than 200 patients and their families. • Alabama Power was recognized by the Department of Defense for helping Fort Rucker become more energy efficient. The Army post between Ozark and Enterprise won the Commander in Chief 's Annual Award for Installation Excellence for improvements that Alabama Power Energy Services helped develop and implement. • For nearly 30 years, employees have partnered with state and federal agencies to survey bald eagles on Alabama Power lakes. The employees provide consistent data about eagles on the Coosa, Tallapoosa and Warrior rivers as the majestic birds make a comeback. JULY • Employees celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Customer Service Center, which opened in 1973 with 36 workers and has Auburn University entry leads field in early going of 2013 Electrathon grown to nearly 200 representatives. Together, the north and at Barber Motorsports Park. south centers respond to about 7 million calls each year. • The Gadsden Chapter of the Alabama Power Service AUGUST Organization partnered with Viva Health to host a fishing • Gadsden Steam Plant celebrated 100 years of service with tournament that raised $13,000 for Thirteenth Place. Since 1977, employee, retiree and community events marking many notable the facility has provided a safe haven to more than 3,200 young "firsts" and significant contributions to the state and industry. people ages 11-17. When it was completed, Gadsden was the most modern and • Mobile employees again took part in festivities for the powerful generating plant in the state. Distinguished Young Women and their families arriving from • Bouldin Hydro Plant workers celebrated 40 years of working day across America. They helped organize and man the 56th event, in and day out without a lost-time injury or preventable vehicle which was sponsored by the Alabama Power Foundation and accident. Employees pay attention to detail and take painstaking others. care when working on difficult jobs – efforts that paid off with one of Hydro Generation's top safety records. • Large business customers gave Alabama Power the highest rating ever – 9.52 – for a utility in the annual Customer Value Benchmark survey. The company repeated at No. 1 among large business customer responses in Southern Company's 2013 survey. SEPTEMBER • Alabama Power will research wind energy through a partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute. The company also partnered with EPRI to research distributed solar potential. • Waterway restoration projects in Jefferson, Mobile and Pike counties received more than $1.5 million in funding and in-kind services through programs supported since 2006 by Alabama Power and its employees. • Martin Dam employees partnered with Power Delivery workers to help a pair of ospreys seeking a nest on the lake. The employees installed a 30-foot-tall wood pole topped by a wire mesh pallet as an alternative to the lift crane where the birds were trying to nest. Photo by Bill Snow OCTOBER Alabama Power Service Organization volunteers helped students at the annual Gone Fishin' Not Just Wishin' event at Oak Mountain State Park. 4 • Power Delivery South, with more than 150 employees, was honored for completing an entire year without a recordable injury. The employees worked 36,022 hours of overtime, responded to 4,274 call-out requests, engineered 1,693 jobs and handled 1,877 orders for new service during the 365 days injuryfree. • The Alabama Power Foundation continued doing its part to help wipe out breast cancer, which affects one in eight women. For nearly 20 years, the foundation has supported research at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. • Gateway grants helped 20 communities across the state build welcome signs to boost citizens' spirits and entice new businesses. Samson used a $2,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation to replace a chain-link fence holding worn-out and illegible signs.

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