Plant Vogtle now the largest generator of clean energy in U.S.ATLANTA, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power declared today that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has entered commercial operation and is now serving customers and the State of Georgia. The new unit, which can produce enough electricity to power an estimated 500,000 homes and businesses, will provide reliable, emissions-free energy to customers for at least 60 to 80 years. Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023 (read more).  G ...

ATLANTA, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SouthStar Energy Services®, a member of the Southern Company family of companies, has entered into a groundbreaking alliance with two Historically Black Colleges and Universities across its multi-state business footprint. This new partnership with Paine College in Augusta, Georgia and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida aims to reduce the institutions' emissions footprints from their natural gas use through SouthStar's innovative Greener Life® for Bus ...

The market expects Southern Co. (SO) to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released o ...

ATLANTA, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced it is increasing its dividend by 8 cents per share on an annualized basis to a rate of $2.88 per share.   This marks the 76th consecutive year that Southern Company has paid a dividend on its common stock that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter. Additionally, this is the 23rd consecutive year the company has raised its dividend. Southern Company also announced a regular quarterly dividend – including an increase of 2 cent ...

ATLANTA, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Natural Gas, the state's leading natural gas provider, is teaming up with Lenox Square to encourage Georgia residents and businesses to drive down waste by recycling unwanted electronics at their Annual Electronic Recycling Drive. In honor of Earth Day, used electronics will be collected at Lenox Square, located at 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE in Atlanta on Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. With help from eWaste eP ...

Partnership with Georgia's technical colleges helping bring new professionals to field;Company expects to hire 170 lineworkers annually in coming yearsATLANTA, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- April is designated nationally as Lineworker Appreciation Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the thousands of lineworkers who work around the clock to keep the lights on for electric customers. This month, Georgia Power is highlighting the successful, forward-thinking collaboration between the company and Georgia' ...

ATLANTA, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the first quarter of 2024 by 7:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Chairman, president and CEO Christopher C. Womack and CFO Daniel S. Tucker will discuss earnings during a conference call for financial analysts at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 2. Investors, media and the public may listen to a live webcast of the conference call at https://investor.southerncompany.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx by clicking ...

choness/iStock via Getty ImagesIntroduction When I started to get more serious about dividend investing in 2019/2020 (that's when I went all-in), I made one mistake. That mistake was underestimating the Southern Company (NYSE:SO). Although I never disliked the company, I did not buy it for my personal account, as I wanted exposure to faster-growing areas like renewables. Thankfully, I turned much more bullish on Southern Company in recent years, as it is far from a boring utility. Sure, utilities, in ge ...

Energy Industry Veteran Innovator Talks Climate Innovation AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicor Gas announced today that Meena Beyers, vice president of Community and Business Development for Nicor Gas, will be a featured speaker at the SXSW session entitled, "Solving for the Climate Crisis: One Startup at a Time." The session will discuss innovative ways of addressing climate change. Beyers' session, part of SXSW x Midwest House's Chicago Day, will take place on March 9, 2024, from 3-4pm CT a ...

In the latest market close, Southern Co. (SO) reached $69.25, with a +0.98% movement compared to the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.03%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.34%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.51%.The the stock of power company has risen by 2.43% in the past month, lagging the Utilities sector's gain of 2.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.21%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Southern Co. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. ...