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Alabama Power's Recreation Management Program. In 2018, additional picnic tables, as well as another fishing pier, were built, along with the addition of a swimming area and restroom. Improvements have been made to make the park accessible to guests with disabilities. ……… Aug. 3 was a busy day for members of the Gorgas subchapter of APSO who took part in a backpack giveaway at the Jasper Civic Center. Gorgas APSO members James Brown, Dion Oliver and Andrew Lawhorn handed out 750 plastic backpacks stuffed with pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, loose-leaf paper and other school supplies. Oliver, 2018 Gorgas APSO president, said many charitable groups and businesses in Jasper donated to the giveaway. The goal, Oliver said, was to assist students in Parrish and surrounding areas, whose families have difficulty supplying their children's needs for the new school year. He said Gorgas APSO members want to help the community whenever they can. SEPTEMBER Plant Barry Units 6 and 7 were runners-up for the prestigious Generation Knowledge Service Plant Operational Excellence Award for 2018. Barry was recognized for operations excellence of its combined-cycle (CC) units, based on safety, cost and performance from 2013 to 2017. Current Creek Power Station in Mona, Utah, was named the top performer for CC units. "Our team operates with a high level of commitment and ownership of the success and operational excellence of the facility," Barry Manager Mike Burroughs said. "We depended on the support from all of the departments at Barry to achieve this success." …………. The Birmingham Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) presented $12,000 in college scholarships to six students. The Iva B. Williams Endowment Scholarship recipients will pursue degrees in business, physical science, technology, engineering or mathematics, which could allow them to have a career in the energy industry. "The future of the energy industry looks bright," said Birmingham Division Market Specialist Phillip Coffey. "We are excited about the futures of our young AABE scholars. AABE is committed to the success of these students and it is our great joy and privilege to provide scholarships to minority students interested in these vital areas of study." ….. As about 1,200 Alabama Power employees and contractors readied to assist in getting power back on along the East Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, congratulatory comments rolled in. Some of the posts on AlabamaPower's Facebook page included: • The best travel crew ever! Prayers for safe travel! • How did I know if I came to your FB page you would be all over this already. We still remember how you came to the Jersey Shore during Sandy. And, now you got my peeps in NC/SC covered, too. Stay safe and thanking you again for all you do!! They won't have the bagels and porkroll we fed you when you were here, but I will bet you will be eating some good biscuits! • All of us in North Carolina welcome and thank you for coming!! OCTOBER APSO members from Mobile got to see first hand the difficulties that faced survivors of Hurricane Michael as they crept along in traffic approaching Panama City, Florida. But what they were bringing Gulf Power employees affected by the storm was worth the gridlock: 200 "recovery kits" of bath towels, washcloths, T-shirts, socks, work gloves, trash bags, cleaning supplies, paper towels and snacks. Other items donated included rakes, brooms, extension cords and box fans to help with the recovery. Employees from across Alabama responded to an all-points bulletin seeking donations. The APCO Employees Credit Union established an account where financial donations were made throughout the Alabama Power system, and made a generous donation to the cause. The money and items were designated for Gulf Power employees hit hardest by the Category 4 hurricane that devastated the Florida Panhandle Oct. 10. ……………… Known in the industry as EFOR (equivalent forced outage rate), the rating is a reliability metric indicating the amount of time an electric generating unit is not available when needed most. For 2018's peak season – the months with the highest customer demand (January, February, June, July and August) – Alabama Power Generation scored a 1.75 percent EFOR, beating the Level 5 performance goal of 1.95 percent, which is the highest level. Six of APC's eight plants reached a Level 5 performance: Barry, Gorgas, Greene County, Miller, Theodore and Washington County. Three of four river systems achieved 6

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