Southern Company: Rates, Coverage Area, Emissions

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About Southern Company

With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Company offers electricity services 3 states in the nation. A total of 3,866,620 residential customers, 578,042 commercial accounts, one transportation customer and 17,219 industrial accounts receive their electricity from the company. Southern Company's customers spend, on average, 15.11 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. This is 3.03% below the nationwide average price of 15.59 cents. They had sales of 147,980,786 megawatt hours in 2022 through retail sales and 29,043,548 megawatt hours sold via wholesale to other companies. Power plants owned by the company generated 74.99% of the megawatt hours sourced by the supplier and an additional 24.82% was acquired by way of wholesale channels. In 2022, the supplier made 86.39% of their revenue from retail electricity sales to end users and 10.01% from sales via wholesale electricity channels.

The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer of Southern Company is $152.82 per month. Based on customer count, Southern Company is the 5th largest supplier out of 3517 in the United States. Generation from nuclear power totaled 31,831,475.73 megawatt hours for the company. This ranks them 9th out of 3517 providers in the United States. Consumers of the supplier experience 1 power outages each year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.

Southern Company Net Metering

Offering net metering to customers is a win-win situation for Southern Company and any citizens who receive their electricity from the company. Net metering makes solar panel installation more economically viable as it allows individuals to sell electricity back to the provider.

Energy Loss

Energy loss is part of the process when working with electricity transmission. Southern Company currently averages a loss of approximately 3.99% of the aggregate electricity they transmit. The national average energy loss is 2.87%. This results in Southern Company receiving a ranking of 620th best out of 3517 suppliers in the United States.

Southern Company Rate & Electric Bills

Southern Company residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.181/kWh$0.095/kWh$259.04/mo.$90.76/mo.
2294th15.11¢Southern Company's Average residential price per kWh
2326th$152.82Average monthly electricity bill for Southern Company's residential customers

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Quick Facts About Southern Company

Roughly 18.63% of Southern Company's total electricity comes from the use of coal.

Southern Company ranks 5th out of 3517 providers in the nation for total megawatt hours generated from solar power sources.

Southern Company generates 6,005,700.8 megawatt hours of electricity from the use of hydroelectric power, ranking Southern Company 10th out of 3517 electric companies in the United States.

As the 4th largest generator of electricity in the country, Southern Company produces 180,442,397.82 megawatt hours of electricity.

Southern Company is 340th out of the 3517 suppliers in the country for the percentage of their fuel usage that comes from renewable fuels.

Southern Company produces 162,911,823.69 megawatt hours from non-renewable fuel types, which is 4th out of 3517 companies in the country.

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Energy provider of the year for National, Major Provider Category
Top 10 Largest Producer of Renewable Electricity
National, Major Provider Category
Claim Award
Energy provider of the year for National, Major Provider Category
Top 10 Largest Producer of Renewable Electricity
National, Major Provider Category
Claim Award

Energy Loss

Southern Company's energy loss due to business operations.

-3.99%

Total Energy Loss

7,322,661MWh

620 National Rank

Grid Reliability

Length & Frequency of Southern Company's Power Outages

133.1 min.

vs. national average of 137.24 min.

outages/yr

vs. national average of 1.27

Southern Company Energy Makeup

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Southern Company State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Alabama1,537,0406,158,109,000138.87%
Georgia2,735,2619,218,627,642156.87%
Mississippi191,697961,629,09934.26%

Southern Company County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Appling County18,509213.94$148.52/mo
Atkinson County8,269213.94$148.51/mo
Autauga County58,239215.18$170.95/mo
Bacon County11,163213.94$148.52/mo
Baker County2,928215.06$159.45/mo
Baldwin County246,435614.21$157.89/mo
Baldwin County43,876414.36$154.84/mo
Banks County18,061213.31$140.44/mo
Barbour County25,259315.11$170.05/mo
Barrow County89,299313.24$141.82/mo

Power Plants Owned by Southern Company

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions/MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Burke County GA Nuclear 22,852,232
Cobb County GA Natural Gas 17,790,0286,536,055,872.45367.4
Jefferson County AL Coal 16,607,143.8116,622,354,669.551,000.92
Appling County GA Nuclear 14,337,201
Houston County AL Nuclear 14,205,068
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Lee County AL Natural Gas 13,524,9834,991,010,742.62369.02
Bartow County GA Coal 10,473,640.949,614,660,516.8917.99
Jackson County MS Natural Gas 9,685,573.25,064,283,703.55522.87
Mobile County AL Natural Gas 9,517,459.014,866,497,730.1511.32
Wansley Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Heard County GA Natural Gas 9,121,5423,400,500,153.68372.8

Southern Company Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
53.94%
COAL
Coal
Coal
18.63%
NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
17.64%
WIND
Wind
3.44%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
3.33%
OTHER
Other
3.03%

Cities Southern Company Has Coverage

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

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Southern Company FAQ:

How many states does Southern Company sell electricity to?

Southern Company supplies electricity to customers in 3 states.

What percentage of Southern Company's electricity is generated from renewable fuel types?

Electric facilities owned by or associated with Southern Company generate 9.72% of their electricity using renewable fuel sources.

What is the average BUNDLED electricity rate for Southern Company customers?

The average BUNDLED price of electricity for customers of Southern Company is 15.11 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

Does Southern Company have any subsidiary companies?

Southern Company owns Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power.

How much is the average bundled bill for Southern Company customers each month?

Customers of Southern Company pay, on average, a monthly bundled bill of $152.82.

How many counties does Southern Company have customers in to?

There are 234 counties that receive at least some electricity coverage by Southern Company including Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

When will Southern Company power be restored?

Average outage times for Southern Company are about 133.1 minutes per outage.

What is the phone number for Southern Company?

Southern Company's customer service phone number is (404) 506-5000

How many power plants are owned by or associated with Southern Company?

Southern Company owns or is associated with 121 power plants.

Who is the CEO of Southern Company?

The CEO of Southern Company is Tom Fanning.

What cities does Southern Company sell electricity in?

Southern Company has customers in 946 cities.

What percentage of Southern Company's electricity is produced from nonrenewable fuel sources?

Southern Company produces 90.28% of their electricity from nonrenewable fuels.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2022-03-13