Southern Company began when Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power were connected under one holding company, Southern Power & Light.
The company was incorporated in 1945 but did not fully operate until 1949.
Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of the company, began providing services to nuclear power plants in 1991.
In 1996 Southern Communications Services began providing digital wireless communications services to Southern Company’s subsidiaries as well as the public.
In 2002 the company entered the the retail gas market.
Today Southern Company is one of the largest electricity distributors in the United States with 4.4 million electricity customers in the Southeast. The company also provides management services and energy consulting to institutions and businesses.
Southern Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #171 on the Fortune 500, has 26,300 employees, and had $17.83 billion in revenue in 2013.
Southern CompanySouthern Company began when Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power were connected under one holding company, Southern Power & Light.
The company was incorporated in 1945 but did not fully operate until 1949.
Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of the company, began providing services to nuclear power plants in 1991.
History
In 1996 Southern Communications Services began providing digital wireless communications services to Southern Company’s subsidiaries as well as the public.
In 2002 the company entered the the retail gas market.
Today Southern Company is one of the largest electricity distributors in the United States with 4.4 million electricity customers in the Southeast. The company also provides management services and energy consulting to institutions and businesses.
Southern Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #171 on the Fortune 500, has 26,300 employees, and had $17.83 billion in revenue in 2013.
LaSharon Capers says
Georgia Power put me on a pre pay service text didnt work called to fix it finally it worked sending me a cut off text message saying im in the negative when two day prior said I was 25.00 in the possitive the system malfunctioned and know im subject to be cut off tomorrow with my grand children im raising I need help or the news to get the word to the corporate executives..right away. The supervisors are trying to justify the malfunction the point im making its still a malfunction and my account needs to be extended until the 1st of July when I get my check. my reach number is 770374XXXXX
Sharon Palmer says
Was a Campground Host in Georgia at Parks Ferry in 2017. Im still trying to get paid for services rendered in the month of July. Almost 5 months since we worked this month. This is terrible.