Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000036
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Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 economy. And our economy isn't just growing, it is booming. Over the past year, more than 150 companies announced expanded operations or made the decision to locate new facilities within our southeastern footprint. These projects are expected to support over 20,000 new jobs. Investing for a Bright Energy Future We were also busy investing in our grid and system to increase reliability and resiliency and improve the customer experience. In 2024, we implemented a new Meter Data Management system, centralizing and validating meter data for billing, analytics and customer use. Along with an advanced data and

analytics platform, this update allows our operating companies to anticipate evolving customer needs and improve first-contact customer engagement and resolution. Meanwhile, 95% of Mississippi Power's customers are now served by a self-healing network, significantly reducing the frequency and duration of outages by isolating faults and automatically restoring service to unaffected customers. This investment prevented nearly ten million outage minutes throughout 2023 and 2024. The first grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in Georgia Power's history entered commercial operation at the Mossy Branch Battery Facility, capable of storing 65 MWs of energy to enhance grid resiliency and reliability. In April 2024, Southern Power announced the commercial operation of its 30th solar site, the South Cheyenne Solar Facility. Southern Power also announced two expansions of its Millers Branch Solar Facility, which upon completion will be capable of generating up to 512 MWs. Growing Our Company and Communities Our commitment to the communities we serve goes well beyond the energy solutions we provide or the economic development support we offer. Our operating companies have been helping hometowns across our service footprint grow and prosper for over 100 years. Our philanthropic investments, employee volunteer efforts and economic development initiatives are focused on elevating our communities for generations to come. We had a phenomenal year in 2024, and I'm extremely proud of all we have accomplished as one team across our company. Southern Company is poised for a bright future, and I cannot be more excited for the opportunities ahead of us. We hope that you can join us at the virtual annual meeting as we discuss Southern Company’s 2024 performance, stockholders vote on the items of business noted in this proxy statement and we address stockholder questions. Your vote is important. We urge you to vote as soon as possible by internet or by telephone or, if you received a paper copy of the proxy form by mail, by signing and returning the proxy form. We are grateful