The Southern Company
SO
$69.90
-$1.30-1.83%
Corporate Info
Website
Phone Number
404 506 5000
Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30308
Atlanta, GA 30308
Country
United States
Year Founded
1945
Details
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities
Employees
27,562
Business Decription
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through three segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it constructs, operates, and maintains 77,591 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It serves approximately 8.8 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.