Careers Contact Us Information for Investors What We're Doing About Southern Company Our Business Overview Quick Links Southern Nuclear Southern Power Generation Southern Wholesale Energy Transmission More... Our Business Overview More than 4.4 million customers and approximately 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states — Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power — and a growing competitive generation company — Southern Power –– as well as a licensed operator of three nuclear generating plants — Southern Nuclear — and fiber optics and wireless communications — Southern Telecom and SouthernLINC Wireless, respectively. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer and listed by DiversityInc as a top company for Blacks. The company received the 2012 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development, was named Platts' 2011 Power Company of the Year and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Competitive Generation Opportunities Southern Company's regulated electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile territory in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. Our competitive generation business extends to markets in six southeastern states. Southern Nuclear Our nuclear energy operating company operates three facilities that provide about 20 percent of the electricity used in Alabama and Georgia. Read More Southern Power Southern Power is among the largest wholesale energy providers in the Southeast and owns and operates more than 9,000 megawatts of generating capacity. Read More Generation We are one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States, operating 73 fossil and hydro plants for more than 4.4 million retail customers. Read More Southern Wholesale Energy Southern Wholesale Energy markets the surplus generating capacity of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power to the wholesale market. Read More Transmission Southern Company is responsible for more than 27,000 miles of transmission lines, 3,700 substations, and 300,000 acres of right of way. Read More Information for Investors Overview Corporate Governance Latest News Stock Information Financial Information Shareowner Services Electric Utilities Alabama Power Georgia Power Gulf Power Mississippi Power Operations Generation Southern Wholesale Energy Transmission What We're Doing Corporate Responsibility News Center Energy Innovation Environmental Reports Stakeholder Engagement Social Media Celebrating Success The Payne Stewart Award Subsidiaries Southern Nuclear Southern Power Southern-Telecom SouthernLINC Wireless About Southern Company Our Business History Leadership/Governance CEO Facts & Figures Careers at Southern Company Working With Us Energy Auction Suppliers Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube GOOGLE + © 2015 Southern Company. Use constitutes acceptance of General Website Terms and Conditions | Revised Privacy Statement