Parent company profile

Southern Company

Southern Company operates 143 U.S. generating facilities through 4 reported operators, with a combined nameplate capacity of 60.90 GW. The largest share of capacity is natural gas (46%), spread across 15 states.

Ownership reflects the utility or operator reported to EIA (Form EIA-860); equity ownership of individual facilities may differ. The grouping of operators into this parent company is curated by GridAlmanac from public corporate-ownership records.

143

Plants

60.90 GW

Total capacity

Subsidiaries

States

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 45.8%Coal 24.3%Nuclear 13.6%Solar 5.1%Hydroelectric 4.3%Wind 4.2%Oil 1.7%Storage 1.1%

Operating subsidiaries

Georgia Power Co56 · 26.52 GW Alabama Power Co28 · 16.78 GW Southern Power Co52 · 13.32 GW Mississippi Power Co7 · 4.28 GW

By state

Alabama34 · 20.32 GW California13 · 1.45 GW Georgia61 · 29.54 GW Kansas1 · 200.1 MW Maine1 · 42.9 MW Mississippi7 · 4.28 GW Nevada3 · 150.2 MW New Mexico2 · 85.6 MW North Carolina4 · 2.01 GW Oklahoma5 · 815 MW South Dakota1 · 300 MW Texas8 · 1.36 GW Washington1 · 136 MW West Virginia1 · 56.2 MW Wyoming1 · 150 MW

Operating plants

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
Vogtle	Nuclear	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	4.66 GW
Bowen	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	3.50 GW
Barry	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	3.34 GW
Jack McDonough	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	2.85 GW
James H Miller Jr	Coal	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	2.82 GW
Scherer	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	2.67 GW
Victor J Daniel Jr	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	2.23 GW
E C Gaston	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	2.03 GW
H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	Alabama	Southern Power Co	2.00 GW
Edwin I Hatch	Nuclear	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1.85 GW
Joseph M Farley	Nuclear	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	1.78 GW
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1.38 GW
E B Harris Electric Generating Plant	Natural Gas	Alabama	Southern Power Co	1.30 GW
Greene County	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	1.29 GW
Wansley Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	Georgia	Southern Power Co	1.24 GW
Rowan	Natural Gas	North Carolina	Southern Power Co	1.19 GW
Central Alabama Generating Station	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	927.1 MW
Jack Watson	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	919.1 MW
Dahlberg	Natural Gas	Georgia	Southern Power Co	919 MW
Ratcliffe	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	840 MW
McIntosh	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	810.4 MW
Yates	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	807.4 MW
Calhoun Energy Center	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	748 MW
Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility	Natural Gas	North Carolina	Southern Power Co	736 MW
Edward L. Addison Generating Plant	Natural Gas	Georgia	Southern Power Co	701.2 MW
McManus	Oil	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	560 MW
Wallace Dam	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	321.2 MW
Wilson	Oil	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	317.6 MW
Theodore Cogen Facility	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	317.4 MW
Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC	Wind	South Dakota	Southern Power Co	300 MW
Stateline Solar	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	299.5 MW
Kay Wind, LLC	Wind	Oklahoma	Southern Power Co	299 MW
RE Tranquillity	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	277.3 MW
Bethel Wind Farm LLC	Wind	Texas	Southern Power Co	276 MW
RE Garland	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	273.1 MW
Wake Wind Energy Center	Wind	Texas	Southern Power Co	257.3 MW
Walter Bouldin Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	225 MW
Martin Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	210.6 MW
Reading Wind Project	Wind	Kansas	Southern Power Co	200.1 MW
Robins	Oil	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	183.8 MW
Lewis Smith Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	181 MW
Lay Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	177 MW
Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC	Wind	Texas	Southern Power Co	174 MW
Bartletts Ferry	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Georgia Power Co	173 MW
Chevron Oil	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	170.5 MW
Mitchell Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	170 MW
Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	163.2 MW
RE Roserock	Solar	Texas	Southern Power Co	160 MW
Grant Wind, LLC	Wind	Oklahoma	Southern Power Co	151.8 MW
South Cheyenne Solar	Solar	Wyoming	Southern Power Co	150 MW
Cactus Flats Wind Energy Project	Wind	Texas	Southern Power Co	148.4 MW
Taylor County Solar	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	148 MW
Campo Verde Solar	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	147.4 MW
Grant Plains Wind, LLC	Wind	Oklahoma	Southern Power Co	147.2 MW
Skookumchuck Wind Facility	Wind	Washington	Southern Power Co	136 MW
Harris Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	135 MW
Logan Martin Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	128.1 MW
Robins Air Force Base Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	128 MW
Tyler Bluff Wind Project, LLC	Wind	Texas	Southern Power Co	125.6 MW
Washington County Cogeneration Facility	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	122.5 MW
East Pecos Solar	Solar	Texas	Southern Power Co	118.5 MW
Glass Sands Wind Facility	Wind	Oklahoma	Southern Power Co	117 MW
Butler Solar Project 103	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	104 MW
Henrietta Solar Project	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	102 MW
Lamesa Solar	Solar	Texas	Southern Power Co	102 MW
Jordan Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	100 MW
Boulder Solar Power, LLC	Solar	Nevada	Southern Power Co	100 MW
Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility	Wind	Oklahoma	Southern Power Co	100 MW
General Electric Plastic	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	97 MW
Thurlow Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	91 MW
Weiss Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	87.6 MW
Decatur Parkway Solar Project, LLC	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	80 MW
Rutherford Farm	Solar	North Carolina	Southern Power Co	74.8 MW
H Neely Henry Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	72.9 MW
Tallulah Falls	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	72 MW
Mossy Branch Battery Facility	Storage	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	65 MW
North Star Solar	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	61.6 MW
Oliver Dam	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	60 MW
Beech Ridge II Wind Energy Center	Wind	West Virginia	Southern Power Co	56.2 MW
Macho Springs	Solar	New Mexico	Southern Power Co	55 MW
Bankhead Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	53.9 MW
Yates Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	50.5 MW
Moody Air Force Base Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	49.5 MW
Holt Dam	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	46.9 MW
Sinclair Dam	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	45 MW
Tugalo	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	44.8 MW
Passadumkeag Windpark LLC	Wind	Maine	Southern Power Co	42.9 MW
Sweatt	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	41.9 MW
Goat Rock	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Georgia Power Co	38.6 MW
Lost Hills/Blackwell	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	32 MW
Marine Corps Logistics Base Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	31 MW
Cimarron Solar Facility	Solar	New Mexico	Southern Power Co	30.6 MW
Pawpaw Solar Plant	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	30.5 MW
Spectrum Solar PV Power Project	Solar	Nevada	Southern Power Co	30.2 MW
Fort Benning Solar Facility	Solar	Alabama	Georgia Power Co	30 MW
Fort Gordon Solar Facility	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	30 MW
Fort Stewart Solar Facility	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	30 MW
Kings Bay Solar Facility	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	30 MW
North Highlands	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	29.6 MW
Yonah	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	22.5 MW
Butler Solar Farm 20	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	22 MW
RE Garland A	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	20.2 MW
Adobe Solar	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	20 MW
Apex Solar PV Power Project	Solar	Nevada	Southern Power Co	20 MW
Calipatria Solar Farm	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	20 MW
Decatur County Solar Project	Solar	Georgia	Southern Power Co	20 MW
Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	20 MW
Morgan Falls	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	16.8 MW
Terrora	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	16 MW
Morelos del Sol	Solar	California	Southern Power Co	15 MW
Lloyd Shoals	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	14.4 MW
Fort Valley State University Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	10.8 MW
Fort Rucker Solar Array	Solar	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	10.6 MW
McIntosh Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	10 MW
ANAD Solar Array	Solar	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	7.4 MW
Dalton 2	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	6.5 MW
Burton Dam	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	6 MW
Flint River	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	5.4 MW
Nacoochee	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	4.8 MW
Guyton Community Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	3.6 MW
Walnut Grove Demonstration Plant	Solar	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	3 MW
Granville Solar PV Power Project	Solar	North Carolina	Southern Power Co	2.5 MW
Waynesboro Community Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	2.4 MW
Comer Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	2 MW
Tech Square Microgrid	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1.4 MW
Atlanta Falcons Solar	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1 MW
Tri-County Solar Facility	Solar	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1 MW

Retired plants (14)

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
Wansleyretired 2022	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1.96 GW
Harllee Branchretired 2015	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1.75 GW
Gorgasretired 2019	Coal	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	1.42 GW
Kraftretired 2016	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	352.4 MW
Mitchell (GA)retired 2016	Coal	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	343.6 MW
Atkinsonretired 2003	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	281.6 MW
Arkwrightretired 2002	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	213.8 MW
Gadsdenretired 2023	Natural Gas	Alabama	Alabama Power Co	138 MW
Riverside (GA)retired 2005	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	105.9 MW
Eatonretired 2012	Natural Gas	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Co	77.7 MW
Boulevardretired 2022	Natural Gas	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	46.8 MW
Barnett Shoalsretired 2010	Hydroelectric	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	2.8 MW
Cedartown Battery Energy Storage Projectretired 2022	Storage	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	1 MW
Langdaleretired 2019	Hydroelectric	Alabama	Georgia Power Co	1 MW

Under construction (2)

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
McGrau Ford Battery Storage Facilityconstr.	Storage	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	530 MW
Hammondconstr.	Storage	Georgia	Georgia Power Co	57.5 MW

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