ALABAMA POWER CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 19, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 19, 2026
SO$92.34-1.1%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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When used in this Form 10-K, the following terms will have the meanings indicated.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 2022 ARP | Georgia Power's Alternate Rate Plan approved by the Georgia PSC in 2022 for the years 2023 through 2025 |
| 2023 IRP Update | Georgia Power's updated IRP filed in 2023 and approved by the Georgia PSC in April 2024 as modified by a stipulation among Georgia Power, the staff of the Georgia PSC, and certain intervenors |
| AFUDC | Allowance for funds used during construction |
| AGL Services Company | AGL Services Company, Inc., the Southern Company Gas system service company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| Alabama Power | Alabama Power Company |
| AMEA | Alabama Municipal Electric Authority |
| Amended and Restated Loan Guarantee Agreement | Loan guarantee agreement entered into by Georgia Power with the DOE in 2014, as amended and restated in 2019, under which the proceeds of borrowings were used to reimburse Georgia Power for Eligible Project Costs incurred in connection with its construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 |
| AOCI | Accumulated other comprehensive income |
| ARO | Asset retirement obligation |
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update |
| Atlanta Gas Light | Atlanta Gas Light Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| Bcf | Billion cubic feet |
| CAMT | Corporate alternative minimum tax |
| CCN | Certificate of convenience and necessity |
| CCR | Coal combustion residuals |
| CCR Rule | Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities final rule published by the EPA in 2015 |
| Chattanooga Gas | Chattanooga Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| Clean Air Act | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COD | Commercial operation date |
| CODM | Chief operating decision maker |
| Cooperative Energy | Electric generation and transmission cooperative in Mississippi |
| CPCN | Certificate of public convenience and necessity |
| CWIP | Construction work in progress |
| Dalton | City of Dalton, Georgia, an incorporated municipality in the state of Georgia, acting by and through its Board of Water, Light, and Sinking Fund Commissioners |
| Dalton Pipeline | A pipeline facility in Georgia in which Southern Company Gas has a 50% undivided ownership interest |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| ECCR | Georgia Power's Environmental Compliance Cost Recovery tariff |
| ECO Plan | Mississippi Power's environmental compliance overview plan |
| ELG | Effluent limitations guidelines |
| Eligible Project Costs | Certain costs of construction relating to Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 that are eligible for financing under the loan guarantee program established under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
| EMC | Electric membership corporation |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FFB | Federal Financing Bank |
| FFB Credit Facilities | Note purchase agreements among the DOE, Georgia Power, and the FFB and related promissory notes which provide for two multi-advance term loan facilities |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fitch | Fitch Ratings, Inc. |
| FP&L | Florida Power and Light Company |
| GAAP | U.S. generally accepted accounting principles |
| Georgia Power | Georgia Power Company |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GRAM | Atlanta Gas Light's Georgia Rate Adjustment Mechanism |
| GW | Gigawatt |
| Heating Degree Days | A measure of weather, calculated when the average daily temperatures are less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Heating Season | The period from November through March when Southern Company Gas' natural gas usage and operating revenues are generally higher |
| HLBV | Hypothetical liquidation at book value |
| IBEW | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| IGCC | Integrated coal gasification combined cycle, the technology originally approved for Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility |
| IIC | Intercompany Interchange Contract |
| Illinois Commission | Illinois Commerce Commission |
| Internal Revenue Code | Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended |
| IPP | Independent power producer |
| IRA | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
| IRP | Integrated resource plan |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ITC | Investment tax credit |
| KW | Kilowatt |
| KWH | Kilowatt-hour |
| LIFO | Last-in, first-out |
| LNG | Liquefied natural gas |
| LTSA | Long-term service agreement |
| Marketers | Marketers selling retail natural gas in Georgia and certificated by the Georgia PSC |
| MEAG Power | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
| Mississippi Power | Mississippi Power Company |
| mmBtu | Million British thermal units |
| Moody's | Moody's Investors Service, Inc. |
| MPUS | Mississippi Public Utilities Staff |
| MRA | Municipal and Rural Associations |
| MW | Megawatt |
| natural gas distribution utilities | Southern Company Gas' natural gas distribution utilities (Nicor Gas, Atlanta Gas Light, Virginia Natural Gas, and Chattanooga Gas) |
| NCCR | Georgia Power's Nuclear Construction Cost Recovery tariff |
| NDR | Alabama Power's Natural Disaster Reserve |
| Nicor Gas | Northern Illinois Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| NRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| OBBB | One Big Beautiful Bill Act |
| OCI | Other comprehensive income |
| OPC | Oglethorpe Power Corporation (an EMC) |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| PEP | Mississippi Power's Performance Evaluation Plan |
| PowerSecure | PowerSecure, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company |
| PowerSouth | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative |
| PPA | Power purchase agreements, as well as, for Southern Power, contracts for differences that provide the owner of a renewable facility a certain fixed price for the electricity sold to the grid |
| PSC | Public Service Commission |
| PTC | Production tax credit |
| Rate CNP | Alabama Power's Rate Certificated New Plant, consisting of Rate CNP New Plant, Rate CNP Compliance, Rate CNP PPA, and Rate CNP Depreciation |
| Rate ECR | Alabama Power's Rate Energy Cost Recovery |
| Rate NDR | Alabama Power's Rate Natural Disaster Reserve |
| Rate RSE | Alabama Power's Rate Stabilization and Equalization |
| Registrants | Southern Company, Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power, Southern Power Company, and Southern Company Gas |
| RFP | Request for proposals |
| ROE | Return on equity |
| S&P | S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc. |
| SAVE | Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy, an infrastructure replacement program at Virginia Natural Gas |
| SCS | Southern Company Services, Inc., the Southern Company system service company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company |
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SEGCO | Southern Electric Generating Company, 50% owned by each of Alabama Power and Georgia Power |
| SEPA | Southeastern Power Administration |
| SNG | Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., a pipeline system in which Southern Company Gas has a 50% ownership interest |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| Southern Company | The Southern Company |
| Southern Company Gas | Southern Company Gas and its subsidiaries |
| Southern Company Gas Capital | Southern Company Gas Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| Southern Company power pool | The operating arrangement whereby the integrated generating resources of the traditional electric operating companies and Southern Power (excluding subsidiaries) are subject to joint commitment and dispatch in order to serve their combined load obligations |
| Southern Company system | Southern Company, the traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power, Southern Company Gas, SEGCO, Southern Nuclear, SCS, Southern Linc, PowerSecure, and other subsidiaries |
| Southern Holdings | Southern Company Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company |
| Southern Linc | Southern Communications Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company, doing business as Southern Linc |
| Southern Nuclear | Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company |
| Southern Power | Southern Power Company and its subsidiaries |
| SouthStar | SouthStar Energy Services, LLC (a Marketer), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| SP Solar | SP Solar Holdings I, LP, a limited partnership indirectly owning substantially all of Southern Power's solar and battery energy storage facilities, in which Southern Power has a 67% ownership interest |
| SP Wind | SP Wind Holdings II, LLC, a holding company owning a portfolio of eight operating wind facilities and wholly-owned by Southern Power as of December 31, 2025, was previously in a tax equity arrangement where Southern Power was the controlling partner through December 31, 2025 |
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| Term | Meaning |
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| SRR | Mississippi Power's System Restoration Rider, a tariff for retail property damage cost recovery and reserve |
| Subsidiary Registrants | Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas |
| Tax Reform Legislation | The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which became effective on January 1, 2018 |
| traditional electric operating companies | Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power |
| U.S. Treasury | U.S. Department of the Treasury |
| VIE | Variable interest entity |
| Virginia Commission | Virginia State Corporation Commission |
| Virginia Natural Gas | Virginia Natural Gas, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas |
| Vogtle Owners | Georgia Power, OPC, MEAG Power, and Dalton |
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