About

Southern Company, an American gas and electric utility holding company, was founded in November 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Operating primarily in the Energy and Telecommunications industries, it is a public company that, as of 2021, stands as the second largest utility company in the U.S. by customer base. Through its subsidiaries, Southern Company serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers across 6 states, with its regulated regional electric utilities covering a vast 120,000-square-mile territory and maintaining 27,000 miles of distribution lines. The company reported a substantial revenue of US$26.72 billion in 2024.