Southern Co
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Company Profile
Business description
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 46 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
Contact
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard
Northwest
AtlantaGA30308
USAT: +1 404 506-5000
Sector
Utilities
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Fiscal Year End
Employees
29,800
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