Southern Company

Overview

Southern Company is a prominent energy holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1945, it oversees subsidiaries that generate, transmit, and distribute electricity throughout the Southeastern United States, serving approximately 9 million customers. The organization has grown from early 20th-century utilities and was formally incorporated in Delaware in 1945.

It specializes in electricity generation and distribution, utilizing diverse energy sources, including nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, and renewable energy. Southern Company invests heavily in expanding generating capacity and modern infrastructure, such as the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, and maintains an extensive distribution network for natural gas across four states. Beyond power supply, it supports modern energy solutions, distributed energy infrastructure, fiber optics, and telecommunications services, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable and reliable energy.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 404-506-5000
• Website: southerncompany.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/southern-company

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Electric utility
• Energy innovation
• Renewables
• Nuclear energy
• Biomass
• Coal gasification
• Natural gas
• Energy efficiency
• Distributed energy resources
• Energy technology development
• Energy supply chain
• Natural gas pipelines
• Electric power generation
• Telecommunications
• Carbon-free nuclear energy
• Clean transportation
• Energy services
• Natural gas distribution
• Environmental stewardship programs
• Power plants
• Hydroelectric power
• Energy efficiency upgrades
• Regional energy
• Power plant operations
• Biodiversity and stewardship
• Renewable energy projects
• Regulatory compliance
• Infrastructure
• Grid resilience
• Environmental stewardship
• Renewable energy
• Grid modernization
• Diversified energy
• Energy infrastructure
• Energy infrastructure innovation
• Electricity
• Energy sustainability
• Climate change mitigation
• Water and waste management
• Renewable portfolio
• Sustainability
• Customer service
• Smart grid
• Net zero transition
• Long-term investment
• Energy regulation
• Energy data analytics
• Energy auctions
• Energy market
• Customer energy solutions
• Renewable energy integration
• Wholesale energy
• Power system optimization
• Market expansion
• Microgrid development
• Energy policy
• Carbon-free energy
• Energy management
• Energy resilience solutions
• Power generation
• Energy reliability
• Electric vehicle savings calculator
• Distributed energy
• Affordable energy
• Energy procurement
• Distributed energy management
• Reliability
• Carbon reduction
• Energy auction process
• Federal energy partnerships
• Clean energy
• Innovation
• Energy storage
• Power delivery
• Electric vehicle infrastructure
• B2B
• B2C
• Government
• Services
• Retail
• Customer engagement
• Predictive maintenance
• Environmental services
• Renewables & environment
• Oil & energy
• Clean energy & technology

Technologies Used

• ASP.NET
• Adobe Media Optimizer
• Apache
• Bing Ads
• Bootstrap Framework
• Brightcove
• DoubleClick Floodlight
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Facebook Login (Connect)
• Facebook Widget
• Google AdWords Conversion
• Google Analytics
• Google Font API
• Google Maps
• Google Tag Manager
• Highcharts JS Library
• Hotjar
• Incapsula
• Linkedin Marketing Solutions
• LiveRamp
• Microsoft-IIS
• Mobile Friendly
• ON24
• Omniture (Adobe)
• Pagely
• Qualtrics
• Quantcast
• Remote
• Ruxit
• Typekit
• reCAPTCHA

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Alabama Power Company
• Southern Power
• Southern Linc
• MPC System s.r.o.
• PowerSecure, Inc.
• Mississippi Power
• AGL Resources
• Georgia Power Company
• Southern Company Gas
• Southern Nuclear
• Southern Telecom, Inc. (STI)
• Martirosyan Professional Corporation