The Southern Company (SO) is an American energy company based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. The company operates four electric utilities in four states and a competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications services. It provides
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile (310,000 km2) territory with 27,000 miles (43,000 km) of distribution lines.