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both main channels of the lake and Chimney Rock. Kennebec consists of private, wooded homesites with long deepwater views on many lots. …….. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport officials unveiled nine electric-vehicle charging stations, newly installed in the airport's parking deck with the help of Alabama Power. Three chargers are on Level 3, in the hourly parking area. Six are on Level 6, in daily parking. There is no cost to charge electric vehicles, although customers pay for parking. The electric-vehicle chargers for airport visitors are the latest environmentally friendly feature at the airport, which boasts an all-electric, high- efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, sophisticated building automation systems, energy- efficient lighting, solar water heating and rainwater harvesting. The airport also has charging stations for electric- powered ground-service equipment. …………… The Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society (TCPS) was awarded $25,000 by the Alabama Power Foundation to develop a mobile app that highlights the city's historical sites. The app will feature a virtual "walking tour" through the city. Anyone who can get a cellular signal can wander through 40 important historical sites from the Riverwalk to downtown Tuscaloosa, including the old state Capitol ruins, the Old Tavern and the Equal Justice Initiative sign. University of Alabama graduate students contributed to the app's advancement by devoting their spring 2018 semester to the venture. Students assisted with the research, scriptwriting and content for each place on the virtual tour and helped develop the path of the highlighted route. AUGUST Alabama Power for the 10th year in a row finished in the top quartile of Southern Company's proprietary residential customer service survey. Alabama Power ranked fifth among 20 peer utilities in the 2018 Residential Customer Value Benchmark Survey. The company was in the top quartile in nine of the 10 categories, while ranking in the second quartile in the other. The company ranked third in the key value drivers for bill statement, reliability and web, and fourth for customer service, outage communication and image. Bill options was Alabama Power's highest score at 9.16 on a 10-point scale, while reliability (8.47) improved by 0.10 and represented the largest increase for the company from the previous survey. APC improved from the 2017 survey in outage communication by 0.09 and web by 0.03. …….. A popular day-use park near Logan Martin Dam received a major facelift, with more improvements ahead. The public park, above the dam on the Talladega County side, featured picnic tables that through the years had deteriorated. Then came tornadoes and high winds that finished them off. In 2017, the picnic tables and pavilions were replaced, and a fishing pier added as part of 5 Alabama Power employees rallied to help Gulf Power in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.