SOUTHERN CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 20, 2025
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Construction Programs
The subsidiary companies of Southern Company are engaged in continuous construction programs, including capital expenditures to accommodate existing and estimated future loads on their respective systems and to comply with environmental laws and regulations, as applicable. In 2025, the Southern Company system's construction program is expected to be apportioned approximately as follows:
| Southern Company system(a)(b)(c)(d) | Alabama Power(c) | Georgia Power(d) | Mississippi Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in billions) | ||||
| New generation | $3.7 | $0.7 | $3.0 | $— |
| Environmental compliance(e) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
| Generation maintenance | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Transmission | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | — |
| Distribution | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Nuclear fuel | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
| General plant | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 11.8 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 0.3 | |
| Southern Power(f) | 0.9 | |||
| Southern Company Gas(g) | 2.0 | |||
| Other subsidiaries | 0.1 | |||
| Total(a) | $14.8 | $2.9 | $8.6 | $0.3 |
(a)Totals may not add due to rounding.
(b)Includes the Subsidiary Registrants, as well as other subsidiaries.
(c)Includes $640 million contingent upon approval by the Alabama PSC related to Alabama Power's October 2024 CCN filing. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Alabama Power – Petition for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity" in Item 8 herein for additional information.
(d)Includes committed expenditures related to generation construction projects Georgia Power has bid through a request for proposals (RFP) as initiated in the 2022 IRP. Excludes all other expenditures not yet approved for Georgia Power-owned proposals in RFPs and related transmission investments. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Georgia Power – Integrated Resource Plans" in Item 8 herein for additional information.
(e)Reflects cost estimates for environmental laws and regulations. These estimated expenditures do not include compliance costs associated with the regulation of GHG emissions or costs associated with closure and monitoring of surface impoundments and landfills in accordance with the CCR Rule and the related state rules. See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL – "Environmental Matters" and FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY – "Cash Requirements" in Item 7 herein for additional information. No material capital expenditures are expected for non-environmental government regulations.
(f)Includes $0.4 billion related to the Millers Branch solar project and $0.3 billion related to the Kay Wind repowering project. Does not include approximately $0.7 billion for planned acquisitions and placeholder growth, which may vary materially due to market opportunities and Southern Power's ability to execute its growth strategy. See Note 15 to the financial statements under "Southern Power" in Item 8 herein for additional information regarding the Millers Branch solar project and the Kay Wind repowering project.
(g)Includes costs for ongoing capital projects associated with infrastructure improvement programs for certain natural gas distribution utilities that have been previously approved by their applicable state regulatory agencies. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Southern Company Gas" in Item 8 herein for additional information. Also includes gas pipeline investment of approximately $0.1 billion. See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL – "Construction Programs" in Item 7 herein for information regarding this project.
The construction programs are subject to periodic review and revision, and actual construction costs may vary from these estimates because of numerous factors.
The traditional electric operating companies also anticipate continued expenditures associated with closure and monitoring of surface impoundments and landfills in accordance with the CCR Rule and the related state rules, which are reflected in the applicable Registrants' ARO liabilities. Estimated costs for 2025 total $729 million for Southern Company, primarily consisting of $364 million for Alabama Power, $309 million for Georgia Power, and $30 million for Mississippi Power.
See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY – "Cash Requirements" in Item 7 herein for additional information, including estimated expenditures for construction, environmental compliance, and closure and monitoring of surface impoundments and landfills for the years 2026 through 2029.
Also see MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL – "Environmental Matters" in Item 7 herein for additional information with respect to certain existing and proposed environmental requirements and PROPERTIES – "Electric – Jointly-Owned Facilities" and – "Natural Gas – Jointly-Owned Properties" in Item 2 herein and Note 5 to the financial statements under "Joint Ownership Agreements" in Item 8 herein for additional information concerning the Registrants' joint ownership of certain facilities.
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