Tapoco originally Tallassee Power Company is a generator and supplier of electric power. Tapoco is a division of APGI which in turn is owned by ALCOA Inc. The Tapoco Project serves to generate and supply hydroelectric power to ALCOA’s Tennessee Operations an aluminum smelting and rolling mill in Alcoa Tennessee. The Tennessee Operations complex has had a presence in the Great Smoky Mountains' foothills for more than 75 years.