# Southern Company

> Southern Company is a publicly traded U.S. energy holding company whose subsidiaries supply electricity, natural gas, wholesale generation and distributed energy systems. Its business combines regulated utility networks with nuclear operating expertise and infrastructure built to serve customers for decades.

- **Founded:** 1945
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Products:** Regulated electric utility service, Natural gas distribution, Southern Power, Southern Nuclear and Vogtle Units 3 and 4, PowerSecure
- **Notable:** Vogtle Units 3 and 4 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023 and April 29, 2024., Georgia Power’s Robins Battery Facility added 128 MW of storage with up to four hours of delivery, announced September 2026., The October 2026 dividend announcement reports 79 consecutive years of quarterly dividends equal to or above the previous quarter.

## Products & services

- **Regulated electric utility service** — Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power generate, transmit and distribute electricity in their service territories.
- **Natural gas distribution** — Southern Company Gas includes Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, Nicor Gas and Virginia Natural Gas; its history includes the 2016 acquisition of AGL Resources.
- **Southern Power** — Wholesale generation for municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities and commercial and industrial customers.
- **Southern Nuclear and Vogtle Units 3 and 4** — Nuclear operations expertise; Vogtle’s two AP1000 units entered commercial service in 2023 and 2024. Georgia Power owns 45.7% of the jointly owned plant.
- **PowerSecure** — Custom microgrids, distributed generation and energy efficiency services; the company reports more than 2 GW of microgrid capacity developed, installed, managed and serviced over 20 years.
- **Southern Linc and Southern Telecom** — Wireless communications and fiber network services.

## Achievements

- Vogtle Units 3 and 4 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023 and April 29, 2024.
- Georgia Power’s Robins Battery Facility added 128 MW of storage with up to four hours of delivery, announced September 2026.
- The October 2026 dividend announcement reports 79 consecutive years of quarterly dividends equal to or above the previous quarter.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Georgia Power and Alabama Power received a DOE financing package of up to $26.54 billion.
- **2026-07** — Second-quarter operating revenue was $6.98 billion; reported earnings were approximately $1.2 billion.
- **2026-09** — Robins Battery Storage entered commercial operation, with 128 MW and up to four hours of delivery.
- **2026-09** — Georgia Power announced a Google nuclear uprate subscription agreement, subject to Georgia PSC approval.
- **2026-10** — On October 20, Southern Company declared a $0.76 quarterly dividend, payable December 7 to holders of record November 16.

## Links

- Website: https://www.southerncompany.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southern-company/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SouthernCompany
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/socompany
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southerncompany/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SOCompany/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22