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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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Segment and Related Information

  1. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

The Registrants adopted ASU 2023-07 and applied the guidance retrospectively effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. See Note 1 under "Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" for additional information.

The CODM at Southern Company, the traditional electric operating companies, and Southern Company Gas is the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of such Registrant. Southern Power's CODM consists of the chairman and chief executive officer and the president. The CODMs assess segment performance using net income that is reflected on the Registrants' respective statements of income as net income attributable to the registrant, net income after dividends on preferred stock, or net income, as applicable. The CODMs use net income in the annual budget and forecasting process and consider budget versus actual results on a monthly basis when making decisions about the allocation of resources. Unless noted below, the CODMs do not utilize segment asset information.

Southern Company's reportable business segments are the sale of electricity by the traditional electric operating companies, the sale of electricity in the competitive wholesale market by Southern Power, and the sale of natural gas and other complementary products and services by Southern Company Gas. While the traditional electric operating companies represent three separate operating segments, they are vertically integrated utilities providing electric service to retail customers, as well as wholesale customers, in the Southeast and have been aggregated into one reportable segment. Revenues from sales by Southern Power to the traditional electric operating companies were $371 million, $537 million, and $875 million in 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Revenues from sales of natural gas from Southern Company Gas to the traditional electric operating companies and Southern Power were immaterial for all periods presented. The "All Other" column includes the Southern Company parent entity, which does not allocate operating expenses to business segments. Also, this category includes segments below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure. These segments include providing distributed energy and resilience solutions and deploying microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers, as well as investments in telecommunications. All other inter-segment revenues are not material.

Southern Company's CODM utilizes segment net income, including variances to budget and forecasts, to assess performance and is not provided with segment expense information. To achieve the consolidated net income goal, Southern Company's CODM sets net income expectations for each operating segment, which is expected to monitor its expenses in order to achieve its assigned net income target. Therefore, Southern Company has no reportable significant segment expenses.

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Financial data for business segments and products and services for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was as follows:

Electric Utilities
TraditionalElectricOperatingCompaniesSouthernPowerEliminationsTotalSouthern Company GasTotal Reportable SegmentsAllOtherEliminationsConsolidated
(in millions)
Operating revenues$19,977$2,014$(388)$21,603$4,456$26,059$843$(178)$26,724
Other segment items(a)(b)(c)(d)10,0571,060(388)10,7292,61313,342802(149)13,995
Depreciation and amortization(e)3,512522—4,0346504,68471—4,755
Earnings from equity method investments8——8146154(17)2139
Interest expense1,255117—1,3723411,7131,030—2,743
Income taxes (benefit)1,016(13)—1,0032581,261(292)—969
Segment net income (loss)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)$4,145$328$—$4,473$740$5,213$(785)$(27)$4,401
Goodwill$—$2$—$2$5,015$5,017$144$—$5,161
Total assets105,57712,653(1,025)117,20526,177143,3822,371(573)145,180
Operating revenues$18,358$2,189$(549)$19,998$4,702$24,700$718$(165)$25,253
Other segment items(a)(c)(g)(h)9,6431,187(549)10,2813,12413,405699(150)13,954
Depreciation and amortization3,361504—3,8655824,44778—4,525
Earnings from equity method investments(1)——(1)1401395—144
Interest expense1,145129—1,2743101,584879(17)2,446
Income taxes (benefit)57112—583211794(298)—496
Segment net income (loss)(c)(f)(g)(h)$3,637$357$—$3,994$615$4,609$(635)$2$3,976
Goodwill$—$2$—$2$5,015$5,017$144$—$5,161
Total assets100,42912,761(545)112,64525,083137,7282,446(843)139,331
Operating revenues$20,408$3,369$(904)$22,873$5,962$28,835$593$(149)$29,279
Other segment items(a)(c)(i)(j)12,8202,341(904)14,2574,53618,793771(138)19,426
Depreciation and amortization2,513516—3,0295593,58875—3,663
Earnings from equity method investments————1481483—151
Interest expense929138—1,0672631,330694(2)2,022
Income taxes (benefit)82820—8481801,028(233)—795
Segment net income (loss)(c)(f)(i)(j)$3,318$354$—$3,672$572$4,244$(711)$(9)$3,524
Goodwill$—$2$—$2$5,015$5,017$144$—$5,161
Total assets95,86113,081(659)108,28324,621132,9042,665(678)134,891

(a)Primarily consists of fuel, purchased power, cost of natural gas, cost of other sales, other operations and maintenance, taxes other than income taxes, charges (credits) to income for estimated probable losses, losses (gains) on asset dispositions, impairment charges, AFUDC equity, non-service cost-related retirement benefits income, and net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests.

(b)For the traditional electric operating companies, includes a pre-tax impairment loss at Alabama Power of $36 million ($27 million after tax) related to Alabama Power discontinuing the development of a multi-use commercial facility. See Note 1 under "Impairment of Long-Lived Assets" for additional information.

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(c)For the traditional electric operating companies, includes pre-tax charges (credits) to income at Georgia Power for the estimated probable loss associated with the construction and completion of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 of $(21) million ($(16) million after tax) in 2024, $(68) million ($(50) million after tax) in 2023, and $183 million ($137 million after tax) in 2022. See Note 2 under "Georgia Power – Nuclear Construction" for additional information.

(d)For the traditional electric operating companies, includes a pre-tax gain at Georgia power of approximately $114 million ($84 million after tax) related to the sale of transmission line assets under the integrated transmission system agreement. See Note 2 under "Georgia Power – Transmission Asset Sales" for additional information.

(e)For Southern Power, includes pre-tax accelerated depreciation of $9 million ($7 million after tax) related to the commitment to repower 200 MWs of the Kay Wind facility. See Note 15 under "Southern Power – Development Projects" for additional information.

(f)Attributable to Southern Company.

(g)For Southern Power, includes an $18 million pre-tax loss recovery ($9 million after tax and partnership allocations) related to an arbitration award and a $16 million pre-tax gain ($12 million after tax) on the sale of spare parts. See Note 3 under "General Litigation Matters – Southern Power" for additional information.

(h)For Southern Company Gas, includes pre-tax charges totaling approximately $96 million ($72 million after tax) associated with the disallowance of certain capital investments at Nicor Gas. See Note 2 under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.

(i)For Southern Company Gas, includes pre-tax impairment charges totaling approximately $131 million ($99 million after tax) related to the sale of natural gas storage facilities. See Note 15 under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.

(j)For the "All Other" column, includes a $119 million goodwill impairment loss (pre-tax and after tax) at PowerSecure. See Note 1 under "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" for additional information.

Products and Services

Electric Utilities' Revenues
YearRetailWholesaleOtherTotal
(in millions)
2024$17,790$2,431$1,382$21,603
202316,3432,4671,18819,998
202218,1973,6411,03522,873
Southern Company Gas' Revenues
YearGasDistributionOperationsGasMarketingServicesAll OtherTotal
(in millions)
2024$3,899$516$41$4,456
20234,090548644,702
20225,240638845,962

Each of the traditional electric operating companies' single reportable business segment is the sale of electricity. Revenues from products and services of the traditional electric operating companies are segregated into retail, wholesale, and other as reflected on their statements of income.

Alabama Power and Georgia Power have identified utility operations and maintenance expenses as significant segment expenses provided to their CODMs. Utility operations and maintenance expenses is calculated as other operations and maintenance, as reflected on the statements of income, less expenses from unregulated products and services, losses (gains) on asset dispositions, impairment charges, and amortization of cloud software. Alabama Power's utility operations and maintenance expenses are disaggregated into expenses related to Rate RSE and Rate CNP Compliance, which are not applicable to Georgia Power. See Note 2 under "Alabama Power" for additional information.

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Financial data for Alabama Power's and Georgia Power's significant segment expenses and other segment information for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was as follows:

202420232022
(in millions)
Alabama Power
Operating revenues$7,554$7,050$7,817
Utility operations and maintenance
Rate RSE expenses1,4801,4211,645
Rate CNP Compliance expenses279254237
Total utility operations and maintenance1,7591,6751,882
Other segment items(a)(b)2,1252,0982,915
Depreciation and amortization1,4591,401875
Interest expense448425382
Income taxes36081423
Segment net income(b)$1,403$1,370$1,340
Capital expenditures$2,114$2,159$2,206
Georgia Power
Operating revenues$11,331$10,118$11,584
Utility operations and maintenance2,2101,9012,237
Other segment items(a)(c)(d)3,4763,3825,249
Depreciation and amortization1,7741,6811,430
Interest expense725626485
Income taxes603448370
Segment net income(c)(d)$2,543$2,080$1,813
Capital expenditures$5,355$5,394$4,219

(a)Primarily consists of fuel, purchased power, expenses from unregulated products and services, losses (gains) on asset dispositions, impairment charges, amortization of cloud software, taxes other than income taxes, charges (credits) to income for estimated probable losses, AFUDC equity, and non-service cost-related retirement benefits income. Also includes earnings from equity method investments, which were immaterial for all periods presented.

(b)For 2024, includes a pre-tax impairment loss of $36 million ($27 million after tax) related to Alabama Power discontinuing the development of a multi-use commercial facility. See Note 1 under "Impairment of Long-Lived Assets" for additional information.

(c)Includes pre-tax charges (credits) to income for the estimated probable loss associated with the construction and completion of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 of $(21) million ($(16) million after tax) in 2024, $(68) million ($(50) million after tax) in 2023, and $183 million ($137 million after tax) in 2022. See Note 2 under "Georgia Power – Nuclear Construction" for additional information.

(d)For 2024, includes a pre-tax gain of approximately $114 million ($84 million after tax) related to the sale of transmission line assets under the integrated transmission system agreement. See Note 2 under "Georgia Power – Transmission Asset Sales" for additional information.

Mississippi Power's CODM utilizes segment expense information in the form of variances to budget to assess performance; therefore, Mississippi Power has no reportable significant segment expenses. Mississippi Power's segment information for revenues, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and income taxes is reflected on its statements of income. Mississippi Power's earnings from equity method investments are included in other income (expense), net on its statements of income and were immaterial for all periods presented. Other segment items primarily consist of fuel and purchased power, other operations and maintenance, taxes other than income taxes, and non-service cost-related retirement benefits income and totaled $0.9 billion, $1.0 billion, and $1.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Southern Power's single reportable business segment is the sale of electricity in the competitive wholesale market. Substantially all of Southern Power's revenues from products and services are reflected as wholesale on its consolidated statements of income. Southern Power's CODM utilizes segment expense information in the form of variances to budget to assess performance; therefore, Southern Power has no reportable significant segment expenses. Southern Power's segment information for revenues, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and income taxes (benefit) is reflected on its consolidated statements of income. Southern Power had no earnings from equity method investments for any period presented. Other segment items primarily consist of fuel, purchased power, other operations and maintenance, taxes other than income taxes, losses (gains) on asset dispositions,

II-245 and net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests and totaled $1.1 billion, $1.2 billion, and $2.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Southern Company Gas manages its business through three reportable segments – gas distribution operations, gas pipeline investments, and gas marketing services. The non-reportable segments are combined and presented as all other. See Note 15 under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information on the disposition activities described herein.

The gas distribution operations segment is the largest component of Southern Company Gas' business and includes natural gas local distribution utilities that construct, manage, and maintain intrastate natural gas pipelines and gas distribution facilities infour states.

The gas pipeline investments segment consists of joint ventures in natural gas pipeline investments including a 50% interest in SNG and a 50% joint ownership interest in the Dalton Pipeline. These natural gas pipelines enable the provision of diverse sources of natural gas supplies to the customers of Southern Company Gas. See Notes 5 and 7 for additional information.

The gas marketing services segment provides natural gas marketing to end-use customers primarily in Georgia and Illinois through SouthStar.

The "All Other" column includes segments and subsidiaries that fall below the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure, including storage and fuels operations. The "All Other" column included a natural gas storage facility in Texas through its sale in November 2022 and a natural gas storage facility in California through its sale in September 2023.

Southern Company Gas' CODM utilizes segment expense information in the form of variances to budget to assess performance; therefore, Southern Company Gas has no reportable significant segment expenses.

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Financial data for business segments for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was as follows:

Gas Distribution OperationsGas Pipeline InvestmentsGas Marketing ServicesTotal Reportable SegmentsAll OtherEliminationsConsolidated
(in millions)
Operating revenues$3,899$32$516$4,447$23$(14)$4,456
Other segment items(a)2,23663562,59829(14)2,613
Depreciation and amortization6305146491—650
Earnings from equity method investments—146—146——146
Interest expense311353349(8)—341
Income taxes172314124414—258
Segment net income (loss)$550$101$102$753$(13)$—$740
Total assets$24,067$1,573$1,696$27,336$10,047$(11,206)$26,177
Operating revenues$4,105$32$548$4,685$36$(19)$4,702
Other segment items(a)(b)2,70254023,10934(19)3,124
Depreciation and amortization5615155811—582
Earnings from equity method investments—140—140——140
Interest expense275323310——310
Income taxes126323719516—211
Segment net income (loss)(b)$441$98$91$630$(15)$—$615
Total assets$22,906$1,534$1,615$26,055$9,675$(10,647)$25,083
Operating revenues$5,267$32$638$5,937$55$(30)$5,962
Other segment items(a)(c)3,90764884,401165(30)4,536
Depreciation and amortization51651653722—559
Earnings from equity method investments—148—148——148
Interest expense2292732594—263
Income taxes (benefit)1453537217(37)—180
Segment net income (loss)(c)$470$107$94$671$(99)$—$572
Total assets$22,040$1,577$1,616$25,233$8,943$(9,555)$24,621

(a)Primarily consists of cost of natural gas, other operations and maintenance, taxes other than income taxes, impairment charges, estimated loss on regulatory disallowance, AFUDC equity, and non-service cost-related retirement benefits income.

(b)For gas distribution operations, includes pre-tax charges totaling approximately $96 million ($72 million after tax) associated with the disallowance of certain capital investments at Nicor Gas. See Note 2 under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.

(c)For the "All Other" column, includes pre-tax impairment charges totaling approximately $131 million ($99 million after tax) related to the sale of natural gas storage facilities. See Note 15 under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.

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