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ATLANTA, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the third quarter of 2026 by 7:30 a.m.

Data centers are quietly reshaping which utility stocks deserve a spot in an income portfolio, and four regulated electric companies just locked in contracts that could rewrite their dividend growth stories for the next decade.

The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Southern Co. (SO) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.

Duke Energy and Southern Company both serve regulated Southern markets, both raise their dividends annually, and both benefit from surging data center demand, but a close look at their balance sheets and capital plans reveals a clear winner for retirement

Southern Company's Georgia Power plans nuclear upgrades with Google, potentially adding 96 MW while targeting $900 million in projected customer benefits.

New filings with the Georgia Public Service Commission outline how Google's subscription from proposed or planned nuclear uprates at Plants Hatch and Vogtle will benefit all customers ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuclear energy has long been an important part of Georgia's energy mix, with more than 25 percent of energy produced last year coming from nuclear, including the nation's largest generator of clean energy: Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia.

Company joins with Friends of Georgia State Parks for annual volunteer effort on September 26; New $10,000 donation to kickstart "Georgia in Color" initiative for color accessibility glasses ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power, the state's leading electric utility serving customers in all but four Georgia counties, is proud to continue its longstanding partnership with Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites (Friends) – a nonprofit organization with a mission to serve, support, and celebrate Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites.

Newest solar connected battery facility in Macon-Bibb County adds 128 MW of storage to grid ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power leaders recently joined state and local officials and leaders from Robins Air Force Base to celebrate the commercial operation of the Robins Battery Facility, a 128-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) located near Warner Robins, Ga.

Southern Company and NextEra Energy both promise reliable retirement income, but one delivers more cash today while the other builds a far larger stream over time.

Data centers are doubling their power demands almost overnight, and regulated utilities that lock in long-term supply contracts stand to collect that revenue for decades.