Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000092122-25-000018
Chunk: 697

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 697
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 8) and the recovery of estimated in-service costs. On November 1, 2023, the unit was placed in service. In December 2023, Alabama Power filed Rate CNP New Plant with the Alabama PSC to recover the related costs. The filing reflected an annual increase in retail revenues of $91 million, or 1.4%, effective with January 2024 billings.Rate CNP PPARate CNP PPA allows for the recovery of Alabama Power's retail costs associated with certificated PPAs. Revenues for Rate CNP PPA, as recorded on the financial statements, are adjusted for differences in actual recoverable costs and amounts billed in current regulated rates. Accordingly, changes in the billing factors will have no significant effect on Southern Company's or Alabama 

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Power's revenues or net income but will affect annual cash flow. No adjustments to Rate CNP PPA occurred during the period 2022 through 2024 and no adjustment is expected for 2025. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, Alabama Power had an under recovered Rate CNP PPA balance of $84 million and $103 million, respectively, of which $17 million and $18 million, respectively, is included in other regulatory assets, current and $67 million and $85 million, respectively, is included in other regulatory assets, deferred on Southern Company's and Alabama Power's balance sheets.Rate CNP ComplianceRate CNP Compliance allows for the recovery of Alabama Power's retail costs associated with laws, regulations, and other such mandates directed at the utility industry involving the environment, security, reliability, safety, sustainability, or similar considerations impacting Alabama Power's facilities or operations. Rate CNP Compliance is based on forward-looking information and provides for the recovery of these costs pursuant to factors that are calculated and submitted to the Alabama PSC by December 1 with rates effective for the following calendar year. Compliance costs to be recovered include operations and maintenance expenses, depreciation, and a return on certain invested capital. Revenues for Rate CNP Compliance, as recorded on the financial statements, are adjusted for differences in actual recoverable costs and amounts billed in current regulated rates. Accordingly, changes in the billing factors will have no significant effect on Southern Company's or Alabama Power's revenues or net income, but will affect annual cash flow. Changes in Rate