Southern Company (NYSE:SO) is a super-regional energy company with more than 39,000 megawatts of electricity generating capacity in the Southeast. It is one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States.
Southern Company has four Southeastern electric utilities: Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power. Through these utilities, Southern Company supplies energy to a 120,000 square-mile service territory spanning most of Georgia and Alabama, southeastern Mississippi and the panhandle region of Florida.
Southern Company is ranked number 178 on the lastest Fortune 500 listing of the largest U.S. Corporations. Southern Company reported earnings for 2003 of $1.47 billion. The company employs more than 26,000 people.
Southern Company is a leader in environmental and customer end-use technology research, investing more than any other utility in research and technology development in addressing environmental concerns.
Southern Company\'s focus on customer satisfaction is evident in the array of product and services they offer to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Energy efficiency, productivity, and environmental assistance are key objectives of these programs and services. Through the Technology Applications Centers in Altanta, Georga and Birmingham, Alabama, Southern Company evaluates energy-efficient technologies for manufacturing processes. The centers allow manufacturing customers to examine the environmental, cost and production benefits of new technologies before making major purchasing decisions. The Technology Applications Centers have the equipment and the expertise to show manufacturers how to take advantage of applications like the following to solve manufacturing problems or increase efficiencies: powder painting, ultraviolet curing, infrared thermal curing and drying, induction heating, burn off technologies, heat pump technologies, accelerated heating, combination thermal process heating, spot comfort heating, enhanced power quality equipment and more. The Technology Applications Center staff can assist in problem solving and evaluating which application works best for a business.
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