Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000092122-25-000018
Chunk: 250

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 6
Chunk 250
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 facility in Autauga County, Alabama. On October 30, 2024, Alabama Power filed a petition for a CCN with the Alabama PSC for authorization to procure additional generating capacity through the acquisition of the Lindsay Hill Generating Station. Alabama Power expects to complete the acquisition by the end of the third quarter 2025. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time.

On November 27, 2024, Alabama Power made its required annual Rate RSE submission to the Alabama PSC of projected data for calendar year 2025, resulting in an increase of 4.87%, or $325 million annually, that became effective for the billing month of January 2025.

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, Alabama Power's weighted common equity return exceeded 6.15%, resulting in Alabama Power establishing a current regulatory liability of $12 million for Rate RSE refunds, which will be refunded to customers through bill credits in May 2025.

See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Alabama Power" for additional information.

Georgia Power

Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Construction and Start-Up Status

Georgia Power placed Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in service on July 31, 2023 and April 29, 2024, respectively. During the second quarter 2024, following Unit 4's in-service date, Southern Nuclear evaluated the remaining expected site demobilization costs and other contractor obligations and reduced the remaining estimate to complete forecast by approximately $21 million, including the impact of joint owner cost-sharing. Accordingly, Georgia Power recorded a pre-tax credit to income of approximately $21 million ($16 million after tax), including the joint owner agreement impacts, in the second quarter 2024 to recognize forecasted capital costs previously charged to income. Georgia Power's share of the remaining project capital cost forecast, including completion of site demobilization and remaining contractor obligations, is $69 million. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Georgia Power – Nuclear Construction – Cost and Schedule" for additional information.

Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Regulatory Matters

In December 2023, the Georgia PSC approved Georgia Power's application to adjust rates to include reasonable and prudent Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 costs as modified by the related stipulation (Pr