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	Name:	Osms -
	Subject:	alahusker
	Date:	8/18/2009 10:12:21 PM

APCo does begin their annual drawdown about this time of the year, even in wet years like this one. This year downstream requirements are probably not needed since minimum flows can be maintained without abnormal releases. APCo derives about 6% of its electricity from hydrogeneration and most of that comes from the Coosa system. It appears that the flow rates on the Coosa are about 3 times that of the Tallapoosa and there are several more dams on that river. We don't know what percentage of the total hydro power comes from the Tallapoosa, it is small, but APCo does have an obligation to save money for customers where they can, so they use hydro as much as possible. Hopefully, we won't have to deal with minimum flows this year.