Southern Company

Southern Company is a holding company for electric and gas utilities that serve approximately 9 million customers and businesses. Southern Company operates three electric subsidiaries (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power), four gas distribution subsidiaries (Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, Nicor Gas, and Virginia Natural Gas). Southern also operates an unregulated energy development subsidiary known as Southern Power.

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New nationwide data reveals utility specific disconnection information
June 22, 2026
Newly released federal data offers the clearest look yet at which electric and gas utilities disconnect the most residential customers for falling behind on their electric bills. The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest dataset follows an April report that showed that utilities disconnected customers’ residential electric service 13.5 million times for unpaid bills in 2024,...

Regulated utilities fund the outside ventures of Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols
October 30, 2025
Utilities, utility affiliates, natural gas marketers, and related vendors with business in front of the Georgia Public Service Commission have funded two outside ventures connected to Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols. Those two ventures are “Energy Matters,” a weekly radio show hosted by Echols, and the “Clean Energy Roadshow,” a traveling alternative fuel vehicle...
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