Business Description
Founded in 1945 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Company is an energy provider that supplies electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses across multiple states, including Georgia, Illinois, Virginia, and Tennessee. The company builds and operates power plants, battery storage systems, and small-scale energy networks known as microgrids, while also selling power to other utilities on the open market. Beyond its core energy business, Southern Company has interests in telecommunications and offers a range of energy and reliability solutions to commercial, industrial, and government clients.