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Southern Co (Southern) is an energy holding company. It generates, distributes, markets and trades electricity, and distributes gas. The company produces power using coal, oil, and gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind and biomass sources. It also sources electricity from various utilities through power purchase agreements. It provides energy technologies and services to electric utilities and large industrial, commercial, institutional, and municipal customers; and has investments in telecommunications and leveraged lease projects. The company also produces and distributes gas through natural gas distribution utilities and retails energy to customers in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. The company has ownership interests in natural gas supply pipelines that connect hydrocarbon basins in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Southern is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the US.
Headquarters
United States of America
Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Website
www.southerncompany.com
Telephone
1 404 5065000
No of Employees
29,800
Industry
Power
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
SO (NYSE)
Revenue (2024)
$29.6B
10.6%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
-1.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$106.2B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
-10.8%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Services |
|---|---|
| Electricity | Fiber Optics |
| Natural Gas | Electricity and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution |
| Customized Energy Solutions | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Contracts/Agreements | In July, Georgia Power signed a 25-year power agreement with OpenAI for its new Effingham County, Georgia data center. |
| 2026 | Commercial Operation | In July, the company's subsidiary Georgia Power announced the commercial operations of Moody Battery Facility. |
| 2026 | Regulatory Approval | In June, the company's Plant Hatch received a 20-year license renewal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Southern Co | NextEra Energy Inc | American Electric Power Co Inc | Edison International | Consolidated Edison Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| City | Atlanta | Juno Beach | Columbus | Rosemead | New York |
| State/Province | Georgia | Florida | Ohio | California | New York |
| No. of Employees | 29,800 | 17,400 | 17,581 | 13,725 | 15,407 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C. Womack | Chairman; President; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2023 | 67 |
| David P. Poroch | Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2025 | 56 |
| Stanley W. Connally, Jr. | Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer | Senior Management | 2025 | 56 |
| Sterling A. Spainhour | Executive Vice President; Chief Legal Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | 57 |
| Christopher Cummiskey | Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer - Southern Company Services Inc; Chief Commercial Officer - Southern Company | Senior Management | 2021 | 51 |
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| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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