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ATLANTA, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning today outlined his company's strategic approach to addressing America's energy challenges during a presentation at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Focusing on the role of energy in achieving a sustained economic recovery, Fanning emphasized the need for a cohesive national energy policy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) "Energy drives...
Significant milestone for project vital to Georgia's energy future ATLANTA, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power has completed the placement of basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island at its Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear expansion site, a significant achievement in the building of the first new nuclear units in the United States in 30 years. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/CL77516 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) "This...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant operators safely took unit 2 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant offline on Sunday, March 10 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The last refueling outage for unit 2 was completed in the fall of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) Each unit at Plant Vogtle requires new fuel every 18 months. In addition to refueling the reactor and performing regular maintenance and...
NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK), Aqua America Inc. (NYSE: WTR), The Southern Company (NYSE: SO), PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) and Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. American Water Works Company Inc....
ATLANTA, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), has entered into an agreement with Prepaid Wireless Wholesale, LLC to sell nationwide high-speed data, voice and messaging services within the company's regional service territory. The agreement expands the suite of services offered by the regional iDEN-based carrier. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090507/CL13145LOGO ) "With this agreement, we will be able to offer current...
ATLANTA, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power is responding to calls for help through its mutual assistance network. Utilities in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are facing a difficult restoration process following expected high winds and heavy snow in the region. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO) WHAT: The Georgia Power Storm Center (241 Ralph McGill Blvd., Atlanta)...
ATLANTA, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today announced that 100,000 students in Georgia have now been instructed through the company's Learning Power program. Learning Power is a statewide education initiative designed to bring energy education into classrooms. Eleven Georgia Power education coordinators work throughout the state teaching the Learning Power curriculum to elementary, middle, and high school students through in-class field trips at no cost to schools....
ATLANTA, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company, today announced an expansion of its agreement with Georgia State University, a leading research university in Atlanta, Ga. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) Southern Telecom has completed the installation of Georgia State University's Northern Fiber Optic Ring. Southern Telecom leveraged its inventory of existing Atlanta central business district ducts...
ATLANTA, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune magazine's 2013 list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" has Southern Company at the top in the electric and gas utility sector for financial soundness for the fourth consecutive year. Southern Company ranked first in its industry in five of the nine categories judged and third in its sector overall. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) In addition to its financial soundness, Southern Company earned Fortune's...
NEW YORK, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors-Alliance announced new research reports highlighting American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP), The Southern Company (NYSE:SO), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP), Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) and Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. American Electric Power...
