Southern Company

Utility

Southern Company is an electric utility company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity.

Sector: grid-operators-utilities
HQ: GA, US
Founded: 1932
Stories: 6 on MGRID.org

Stories about Southern Company (6)

Solid-State Transformer Industry Reality Check: What Patents

May 27, 2026 · Analysis

10 sources A May 2026 audit found fewer than 10 commercially deployed SSTs in global revenue service, while dozens of announced projects remain years from deployment.
Duke Energy Adds 2.7 GW of Q1 Data Center Contracts

May 6, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources Duke Energy signed 2.7 GW of new data center energy service agreements in Q1 2026, raising executed contracts to 7.6 GW with nearly two-thirds under construction. CEO Harry…
EPRI and Six Major US Utilities Are Demonstrating an All-Solid-State 25 kVA Pole-Mount Transformer From Solid State Power

April 30, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources EPRI managing program with 6 US utilities: Xcel, ConEdison, AEP, Southern Company, SCE, NYPA. Solid State Power Inc. (SSP) unit: outdoor-rated, pole-mounted, 1-phase 25 kVA
ARPA-E Modular Solid-State Transformer Program Awards Georgia Tech

April 15, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources ARPA-E Modular SST program within CIRCUITS initiative, Georgia Tech anchor awardee. GA Tech project: 4-13 kV SST module, up to 50 kW single-phase / 150 kW three-phase, SiC-based
PowerSecure Wins $23M for 3 Battery Microgrids in New Mexico

February 16, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

3 sources PowerSecure will install 7.5 MW and 38.25 MWh of LFP battery storage across three northern New Mexico sites for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, enabling wildfire-season power shutoffs without…
When Will Utilities Start Scrapping Service-Life-Reached Iron-Core Distribution Transformers and Replacing With Solid-State Transformers?

January 18, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources ~40 million US distribution transformers already past expected service life. Conventional 50 kVA pad-mount replacement: $4K-$6K in 2026 dollars