Georgia Power

Southern Company Reshuffles Top Ranks, Merges Nuclear Into Generation Fleet

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Southern Company Reshuffles Top Ranks, Merges Nuclear Into Generation Fleet

ATLANTA – October 30, 2026 -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) will place its entire generation fleet, including nuclear, under a single executive from January 1, 2027, as part of a leadership overhaul announced by Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack.

Kim Greene takes system operations, enterprise strategy and the full generation fleet

Kim Greene, currently chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power, becomes president of Southern Company Operations. She will oversee generation, system planning, safety, transmission operations and policy, commercial operations, research and development, environmental affairs and sustainability, shared services and systemwide power delivery strategy. She will also lead enterprise strategy.

Alabama Power Completes Isaias Restoration After 400,000 Outages

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Alabama Power Completes Isaias Restoration After 400,000 Outages

Birmingham – October 16, 2026 -- Alabama Power restored service to roughly 95% of customers affected by Hurricane Isaias within about 36 hours of starting work, completing all restoration at 8:30 p.m. on October 14 after more than 400,000 customers lost power.

Approximately 84% of the utility's service territory experienced tropical-storm-force wind gusts. The storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph sustained winds. Substantial restoration was complete for most customers by the night of Monday, October 12.

Mutual assistance crews from 28 states add more than 7,400 workers

More than 7,400 additional personnel from 28 states joined Alabama Power's Storm Team, including crews from sister companies Mississippi Power and Georgia Power. Alabama Power's Customer Operations team handled more than 4.1 million customer interactions during and after the storm.

Southern Company Restores Power to 420,000 After Hurricane Isaias

Atlanta – October 11, 2026 -- Southern Company's utilities have restored power to about 420,000 customers across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi after Hurricane Isaias, with roughly 80,000 outages still open as of 6 p.m. ET.

Alabama accounts for most of the 80,000 remaining outages

Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power are working to restore service in the hardest-hit communities. Those outages are concentrated mainly in Alabama, where Hurricane Isaias crossed the state.

Cognex, Georgia Power, Basecamp Research Lead Week's Biggest Deals

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Cognex, Georgia Power, Basecamp Research Lead Week's Biggest Deals

New York – September 25, 2026 -- A $900 million utility-tech agreement, a $140 million biotech raise and a machine-vision acquisition topped this week's most consequential B2B disclosures distributed via PR Newswire.

Georgia Power and Google strike $900 million nuclear capacity deal

Georgia Power and Google reached an agreement projected to deliver approximately $900 million in customer benefits while expanding nuclear generation in Georgia. Pending approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission, Google will support uprates at the utility's Plant Vogtle and Plant Hatch nuclear units, adding roughly 96 megawatts of new grid capacity.

Google Backs Georgia Nuclear Uprates, Unlocking $900M Customer Savings

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Google Backs Georgia Nuclear Uprates, Unlocking $900M Customer Savings

Atlanta – September 22, 2026 -- Georgia Power and Google have filed a new agreement with the Georgia Public Service Commission that ties Google's subscription to nuclear capacity uprates at Plants Hatch and Vogtle, a move projected to deliver approximately $900 million in customer benefits over the life of the units.

Google subscription funds 96 megawatts of new nuclear capacity

The filings, submitted under Docket 44280 and Docket 56002, detail how Google's support for extended power uprates (EPUs) at Georgia Power's owned nuclear units will add roughly 96 megawatts of capacity to the state grid. The agreement requires PSC approval and introduces a new Nuclear Uprate (NU-1) tariff structure.

Georgia Power Donates $10,000 for Color-Accessibility Glasses in State Parks

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Georgia Power Donates $10,000 for Color-Accessibility Glasses in State Parks

Atlanta – September 21, 2026 -- Georgia Power is donating $10,000 to launch "Georgia in Color," a fundraising initiative by Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites to place free EnChroma color-accessibility glasses across all Georgia State Parks.

Georgia Power builds on prior $25,000 commitment to accessibility program

The new donation follows a $25,000 gift the utility made at the end of 2025 to help Friends develop the color-accessibility program. EnChroma glasses use specialized optical filters to enhance color contrast for visitors with red-green color vision deficiency, a condition that can make fall foliage, spring wildflowers and scenic landscapes appear less distinct. Georgia Power has also previously partnered with the Aimee Copeland Foundation to place all-terrain Trackchairs in state parks for visitor use.