Opinion ID: 1321950
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Heading: Nantahala's Upstream Benefits.

Text: Nantahala's projects are upstream of Tapoco's projects, with the exception of Santeetlah. As a consequence, water that is stored by Nantahala can be released to flow downstream and be used by Tapoco for production of electricity. Therefore, Nantahala's storage has a value to Tapoco which is undiminished by the fact that TVA's Fontana Project now lies between Nantahala and Tapoco. A 1956 TVA study estimated the upstream storage benefits of the two major Nantahala projects to be a continuous relative contribution of 4,300 kw to Tapoco's downstream Calderwood and Cheoah projects. This is an equivalent of 37,668,000 kwh annually as an upstream benefit from Nantahala to Tapoco. However, under the 1971 Apportionment Agreement, Nantahala received no credit for this benefit to Tapoco, which was in turn passed on to Alcoa.