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The Southern Company reports news about an energy provider serving 9 million customers through electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, Southern Power, PowerSecure, fiber optics and telecommunications services. Recurring updates cover earnings, dividend actions and operating developments across Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power, Southern Power and Southern Company Gas.
Company news also includes Georgia Power matters before the Georgia Public Service Commission, including resource planning, capacity procurement, solar resources, transmission and distribution upgrades, grid reliability programs, storm readiness and customer safety communications. PowerSecure updates focus on distributed energy solutions such as utility-scale battery storage, solar generation, backup power and resiliency projects.
ComEd, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas honored Mercy Housing Lakefront with the Multi-Family Energy Savings Premier Partner Award for 2022–2025 energy efficiency work in more than 2,000 affordable units.
Projects earned over $1.5 million in incentives, are expected to save 417,000 kWh of electricity and 48,000 therms of natural gas, and have helped reduce energy costs by nearly $650,000 while cutting carbon emissions.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), opened enrollment for its new CARES Customer Identified Resource (CIR)/b) program, approved in the 2025 IRP. CARES CIR lets commercial and industrial customers propose and subscribe to additional renewable projects at value-creating prices.The program is approved for up to 3,000 MW of new renewables, split between utility-scale and distributed generation. Georgia Power has procured more than 2,200 MW of new solar in the last two years and signed 752 MW of PPAs through the CARES 2025 RFP.
Southern Company (NYSE:SO) will release its Q2 2026 earnings by 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Management will host a conference call for financial analysts at 1 p.m. ET the same day, with a live and replay webcast available online.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary Georgia Power received U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval for a 20-year subsequent license renewal for Plant Hatch near Baxley, Georgia.
The decision extends Unit 1 operation through 2054 and Unit 2 through 2058, supporting long-term baseload, carbon-free power, local jobs and economic contributions.
Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary (NYSE: SO), is urging customers to prepare for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30. Guidance includes building emergency kits, securing homes, and planning for outages.
The company highlights $1.3 billion in grid investments over three years, more than 100 distribution projects and 25 major transmission improvements in 2025, and smart-grid upgrades that helped restore power to over one million customers within five days after Hurricane Helene in 2024.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE:SO), appointed Anthony Oni as vice president of Corporate Affairs on June 1, 2026. He will lead communications, media relations, digital and social media, branding, advertising, and employee communications.
Oni previously led a >$100 million Elevate Future Fund at Energy Impact Partners and spent nearly 20 years in senior roles at Southern Company utilities. He also founded Cloverly and Ed Farm, and helped create the Propel Center. Georgia Power serves 2.8 million customers across most Georgia counties.
Nicor Gas, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary, released its 2025 Community Impact Report, highlighting more than $6 million in donations to 336 Illinois nonprofits and extensive volunteerism.
Since 2021, Nicor Gas exceeded goals by supporting 381,000 families, protecting 11,100 acres of open space and infusing $7.76 million into communities.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary Georgia Power received Georgia PSC approval to lower overall electric rates starting next month. Typical residential customers using 1,000 kWh/month are expected to save about $50 per year ($4.04 per month).
Total annual savings for all customers are estimated at $285 million. Georgia Power cites growth from large-load customers as helping spread fixed costs and notes a commitment to $102 in annual savings for typical residential customers beginning in 2029.
Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), elected Beth Lowry to its board of directors. Lowry is president and CEO of Holder Construction, a $10 billion national contractor specializing in data centers and major commercial projects.
She brings three decades of construction leadership, wide nonprofit board experience, and strong community and workforce development involvement. Georgia Power serves 2.8 million customers across most Georgia counties with a diverse generation mix including nuclear, fossil fuels and renewables.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is promoting free and low-cost tools to help customers reduce summer energy use, including My Power Usage, Threshold Alerts and the income-qualified EASE Program offering free home efficiency upgrades.
A stipulated agreement with Georgia PSC Public Interest Advocacy staff, if approved, is expected to cut a typical 1,000 kWh residential bill by $4.04 per month starting June, and growth in large-load customers has enabled a commitment to provide $102 in annual savings for a typical residential customer beginning in 2029.