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Georgia Power highlights training programs and career opportunities during Lineworker Appreciation Month

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Storm, Workforce, Forestry, ELAC, Georgia Power, Distribution, Health, Certification, CDL, Storm Center, Management

ATLANTA, 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's technical colleges to recruit, train and employ the next generation of this critical workforce.

Key Points: 
  • This month, Georgia Power is highlighting the successful, forward-thinking collaboration between the company and Georgia's technical colleges to recruit, train and employ the next generation of this critical workforce.
  • In fact, Georgia Power expects to hire around 170 lineworkers annually over the next 3-5 years to continue serving the state.
  • Tami Barron is senior vice president of Distribution for Georgia Power and has worked with the Southern Company system for decades.
  • More than 60 percent of new Georgia Power lineworkers come from technical schools with Electrical Lineworker Apprentice Certification (ELAC) programs.

Southern Company first-quarter earnings to be released May 2

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Webcast, EST, CFO

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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 on the appropriate audio link.
  • A replay of the webcast will be available at the same site for 12 months.

Meena Beyers of Nicor Gas to Speak at SXSW 2024

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Friday, March 8, 2024
SXSW, Nicor Gas, Habitat for Humanity, Business development, Carbon, Climate change, Climate, Community, Humanity, Renewable energy

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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."
  • Beyers' session, part of SXSW x Midwest House's Chicago Day, will take place on March 9, 2024, from 3-4pm CT at Half Step Bar at 75-1/2 Rainey Street in Austin, TX.
  • "Nicor Gas is at the forefront of facilitating innovative conversations and relationships between technology and business leaders to combat climate change," said Beyers.
  • To speak with Meena Beyers at SXSW, contact Juliet Shavit at [email protected] .

Georgia Power strengthens reliability for customers, marks high performance in 2023

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Storm, Georgia Power, PSC, Investment, Natural gas, SAIDI, Electricity, Transmission, Georgia Public Service Commission, Distribution, Renewable energy

ATLANTA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power continues to build the future of energy by making valuable investments in Georgia's energy grid to make it stronger and more resilient for customers. Over the past 10 years, the company has invested more than $10 billion in strengthening the power grid through programs and initiatives approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). Georgia Power continued this ongoing work on projects throughout Georgia communities in 2023 resulting in a strong year for reliability performance. 

Key Points: 
  • Georgia Power continued this ongoing work on projects throughout Georgia communities in 2023 resulting in a strong year for reliability performance.
  • High service reliability in 2023 was driven, in large part, by the continued installation of smart, automated devices throughout the power grid.
  • All this infrastructure works together to improve reliability through a stronger and more resilient power grid and helped deliver last year's high reliability.
  • Media can download b-roll of Georgia Power crews working on the power grid by clicking here.

Vogtle Unit 4 connects to electric grid for the first time

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Steam, Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Power, Unit4, Southern Nuclear, Unit, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Electricity

ATLANTA, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time. This milestone follows initial criticality, reached on February 14, when operators safely started the nuclear reaction inside the reactor, generating nuclear heat to produce steam.

Key Points: 
  • Connecting to the electric grid is part of ongoing startup testing for Vogtle Unit 4.
  • Once all startup testing is successfully completed and the unit is available for reliable dispatch, Vogtle Unit 4 will enter commercial operation.
  • Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023, ( read more ) and is providing safe, reliable, emission-free energy to Georgia today.
  • Southern Nuclear is operating the new units on behalf of the co-owners: Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power, MEAG Power and Dalton Utilities.

Vogtle Unit 4 reaches initial criticality

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Steam, Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Power, Unit4, Southern Nuclear, Unit, Temperature, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Pressure, Electricity, Lithium

ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has safely reached initial criticality. Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence and demonstrates that -- for the first time -- operators have safely started the nuclear reaction inside the second reactor. This means atoms are being split and nuclear heat is being made, which will be used to produce steam. 

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has safely reached initial criticality.
  • Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence and demonstrates that -- for the first time -- operators have safely started the nuclear reaction inside the second reactor.
  • Achieving initial criticality is necessary to continue the startup of the unit in order to generate sufficient heat for the production of electricity.
  • Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023, ( read more ) and is providing safe, reliable, emission-free energy to Georgia today.

Southern Company Ranks First Among Utilities in Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies for 2024

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Social responsibility, Database, Korn Ferry

ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company ranks as the No.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company ranks as the No.
  • 1 most-admired electric and gas utility worldwide according to Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2024.
  • "It is an honor to be named the most-admired electric and gas utility by Fortune magazine," said Chris Womack, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company.
  • In determining the list, Fortune collaborated with organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputation.

Southern Company Gas subsidiaries in Virginia & Tennessee complete first renewable natural gas purchase

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Southern Company Gas, Natural gas, RNG, Carbon, Methane, Small business, Foreign policy, Public affairs

ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas, have entered into their first renewable natural gas agreement, which will increase access to clean, safe, reliable and affordable fuel. The emissions reductions from this transaction are estimated to be equivalent to the carbon sequestered by over 12,000 acres of U.S. forest or an area the size of Manhattan.

Key Points: 
  • Resulting emissions reductions are estimated to be equivalent to the carbon sequestered by over 12,000 acres of U.S. forest for one year
    ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas, have entered into their first renewable natural gas agreement, which will increase access to clean, safe, reliable and affordable fuel.
  • The Tennessee Natural Gas Innovation Act permits natural gas utilities to pursue cleaner energy options and for incremental innovative natural gas costs to be reflected in the utilities' purchased gas adjustment.
  • This deal is aligned with Southern Company Gas' decarbonization efforts across the natural gas value chain.
  • Virginia Natural Gas, which first began use of Next Generation Natural Gas in 2019, continues to engage more and more suppliers to deliver cleaner fuel to customers, as well.

Eco Material Technologies and Alabama Power to Repurpose Coal Ash at Plant Barry

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Carbon, Georgia Power, Cement, Coal, Alabama Power, Environment, Recycling, SCMS, Ecosystem, Building material, Plant, Growth

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah and MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Material Technologies ("Eco Material" or the "Company"), the leading producer of sustainable cementitious materials and near-zero carbon cement replacement products in North America, announced today a collaboration with Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, to harvest millions of tons of stored ash from Plant Barry, a coal- and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility in Bucks, Alabama. This project is the third such harvesting plant with Southern Company, following Plants Bowen and Branch in Georgia.

Key Points: 
  • Under the agreement, Eco Material will harvest more than 700,000 tons of stored ash per year from the plant.
  • The Plant Barry process will be similar to the Plant Branch harvesting plant announced recently with Georgia Power, utilizing Eco Material's in-house ES EcoSystem Efficient Carbon Offloading™ technology.
  • The ash Eco Material will harvest from Plant Barry enhances the strength , impermeability and durability of concrete.
  • Alabama Power and Eco Material will build the processing plant within the permitted boundary of the site where material will be excavated and consolidated.

Southern Company fourth-quarter earnings to be released February 15

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
CFO, EST, Webcast

ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023 by 7:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023 by 7:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 15, 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, February 15.
  • 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 on the appropriate audio link.
  • A replay of the webcast will be available at the same site for 12 months.