- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- Full Time Employees
- 28,100
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Address
- 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W. Atlanta DE United States of America 30308
- IPO Date
- Nov 28, 2017
- Business
- The Southern Company (SOJC) serves as a junior subordinated note issued in 2017 maturing in 2077 by Southern Company, a leading U.S. energy holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices in Birmingham, Alabama, and founded in 1945; the company generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity and natural gas through its subsidiaries to approximately 9 million customers across six states in the Southeast and beyond, operating in segments including regulated electric utilities (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power), natural gas distribution (Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, Nicor Gas, Virginia Natural Gas), wholesale power generation (Southern Power), nuclear operations (Southern Nuclear), distributed energy solutions (PowerSecure), fiber optics and wireless communications (Southern Linc, Southern Telecom), and gas pipelines (Southern Natural Gas Company); its generation portfolio encompasses 33 hydroelectric stations, 29 fossil fuel plants, 3 nuclear facilities including the recently completed Vogtle Units 3 and 4, 15 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 35 solar facilities, 8 wind facilities, 1 biomass plant, 1 landfill gas facility, and over 82,000 miles of natural gas pipelines with 14 storage facilities totaling 158 Bcf capacity, supported by more than 27,000 miles of transmission lines and 3,700 substations. Southern Company maintains its position as one of the largest U.S. electricity producers and the leading wholesale provider in the Southeast, emphasizing a diverse energy mix with nuclear, natural gas, renewables, battery storage, and microgrids while targeting net zero emissions by 2050. Recent developments include signing contracts for over 7 GW of large load demand through 2029 across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi to support data centers and economic growth, with a pipeline exceeding 50 GW by mid-2030s; completing Vogtle Unit 4 commercial operations in April 2024 to power over 1 million homes carbon-free; Alabama Power's acquisition of a 900-MW gas facility; ongoing construction of 2.5 GW natural gas and battery storage projects; a November 2025 equity units offering; and advancements in clean energy such as a hydrogen fuel-cell truck partnership with General Motors and Form Energy's 15 MW iron-air battery for Georgia Power.