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ATLANTA, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced that Tom Wilson has been elected vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company Services, Inc. In this role, Wilson will manage the company's cyber security risk. Since 2008, Wilson has served as the company's director of IT security. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130514/CL13864 )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) "As cyber security issues...
ATLANTA, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that it has added 53.5 megawatts (MW) of new biomass capacity to the company's generation portfolio. The addition of the biomass capacity is made possible through a 20-year purchase power agreement (PPA) with Rollcast Energy, Inc., under which Georgia Power will receive all generation output of the newly completed Piedmont Green Power plant, located in Barnesville, Ga. The plant, which began commercial operation on...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., has safely resumed generating electricity following completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) Plant operators safely took the unit offline on April 14. Electricity production resumed on May 9 at 11:50 p.m. CT. Unit 2 had completed 515 days of continuous operation since its last refueling...
Company hosted more than 270 energy efficiency events in 2012 ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power has been named the overall national pledge leader by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of companywide efforts during the 2012 "Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR(®)" campaign. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO) The campaign, presented annually by the EPA, encourages consumers to take small steps, such as...
ATLANTA, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported first quarter 2013 earnings of $81 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with earnings of $368 million, or 42 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2012. The first quarter results include two charges against earnings - a $333 million (38 cents per share) after-tax charge related to an increased construction estimate for Mississippi Power's Kemper County project and a $16 million (2 cents per share) after-tax...
ATLANTA, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) today announced the acquisition of the company's largest solar installation - the 139-megawatt (MW) Campo Verde Solar Project - by subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). The Southern Power-Turner Renewable Energy partnership's fifth solar acquisition and its first solar project in California, the Campo Verde Solar Project will more than double Southern Company's...
Six new "Data Plus" plans feature nationwide voice and faster data ATLANTA, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), introduced new high-speed nationwide wireless services combined with the company's reliable regional Push To Talk (PTT) and cellular services. The combination is made possible via the new Motorola XT626, a new Android smartphone with two SIM slots. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130423/CL99506 )(Logo:...
Move part of company's ongoing commitment to long-term, diverse energy mix ATLANTA, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that it has entered into an agreement with EDP Renewables North America that will add wind energy to the company's diverse energy portfolio. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO) Through the contracts, Georgia Power will source 250 megawatts (MW) of cost-effective wind energy from EDP's wind farms in southwest...
U.S. Senate passes resolution in honor of contribution and sacrifice of linemen ATLANTA, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power is joining with other electric utilities and customers across the state to say "thank you" to Georgia linemen on this first-ever National Lineman Appreciation Day. The term linemen is used to identify men and women who work with thousands of volts of electricity atop power poles and lines to deliver customers safe, affordable, reliable power....
ATLANTA, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company said today it is increasing its annual dividend by 7 cents per share to a rate of $2.03 per share. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) The increase marks the 12th straight year that Southern Company has raised the dividend on its common stock. Southern Company also announced today a regular quarterly dividend - including an increase of 1.75 cents per share on a quarterly basis - of 50.75 cents per...
