Type: Public
On the web: http://www.southernco.com
Employees: 25,940
Employee growth: (0.7%)

Southern Company isn't just whistling Dixie. The holding company is one of the largest electricity distributors in the US. It operates regulated utilities Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, which combined have a generating capacity of more than 42,000 MW and serve more than 4.4 million electricity customers in the southeastern US. The power company also has energy marketing operations, and it provides energy consulting and management services for businesses and institutions. Through its Southern LINC Wireless unit, it provides wireless communications services in its US utility territory; its Southern Telecom unit offers wholesale fiber-optic services.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $17,657.0M
One year growth: 1.2%
Net income: $2,268.0M
Income growth: 11.2%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Thomas A. (Tom) Fanning
EVP and COO: Anthony J. Topazi
EVP and CFO: Art P. Beattie

Competitors:
CenterPoint Energy
Entergy
NextEra Energy

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