This isn't your father's office. Large video monitors are perched on every desk.
Televisions hang from a central location.
But that isn't what makes this place special. Employees in this room largely control the price of energy supplied to Alabama Power Co. and other Southern Co. energy providers by ensuring the system runs efficiently. The trading floor's various areas work together like a well-oiled machine. Each morning about 6 a.m., traders arrive and begin the day by surveying the generation systems, energy markets and the weather. With that information in hand, they determine whether it will be more cost-effective for Alabama Power to generate its own electricity for the next few days or buy it from another provider.