The Southern

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Close · October 1, 2026

Company profile

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company facts

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Headquarters
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, NW, 30308, Atlanta
Employees
29,502
Listing
SO · NYSE
Indices
S&P 500
Currency
USD