August 8, 2011 by Doug Powell
While it may take a while for tornado-affected areas to recover, one sign of normalcy returned to Lake Martin last week. Alabama Power employees from Environmental Affairs and Corporate Real Estate teamed up with the Lake Martin Resource Association (LMRA) to pick up 45 hazard buoys that had been anchored since May 26. The buoys were placed [...]
January 25, 2011 by Viki Pate
Due to lower-than-normal rainfall and weather forecasts that predict dry conditions over the next few months, Alabama Power requested and was granted a temporary amendment to the rule curve at Lake Martin from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This will raise the lake’s level early to improve the odds of bringing the reservoir to [...]
October 29, 2010 by Grant Musgrove
Employees from Environmental Affairs, Corporate Real Estate, Hydro Generation and from the executive offices joined forces to clean up one of Alabama Power’s most beautiful Lakes. The goal for the day was snagging unencapsulated beaded foam, and the abandoned piers and docks of which they were a part. The effort was a portion of a [...]