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Regulatory Matters
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Regulatory Matters REGULATORY MATTERS
See Note 2 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information relating to regulatory matters.
The fuel and natural gas cost recovery balances for the traditional electric operating companies and Southern Company Gas, respectively, at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Regulatory ClauseBalance Sheet Line ItemAt June 30, 2025At December 31, 2024
(in millions)
Alabama Power
Rate ECROther regulatory assets, deferred$62 $— 
Other regulatory liabilities, current
 29 
Georgia Power
Fuel Cost Recovery
Receivables – under recovered retail fuel clause revenues
$655 $713 
Deferred under recovered retail fuel clause revenues325 453 
Mississippi Power
Fuel Cost Recovery(*)
Receivables – customer accounts, net$28 $— 
Deferred under recovered retail fuel clause revenues 32 
Over recovered retail fuel clause revenues
 32 
Southern Company Gas
Natural Gas Cost RecoveryNatural gas cost over recovery$107 $193 
(*)Mississippi Power also has wholesale MRA and Market Based (MB) fuel cost recovery factors. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, wholesale MRA fuel costs were over recovered $5 million and $19 million, respectively, and were included in other current liabilities on Mississippi Power's balance sheets. The wholesale MB fuel cost recovery was immaterial for both periods presented.
Alabama Power
Petition for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
On June 6, 2025, the FERC approved Alabama Power's acquisition of Tenaska Alabama Partners, L.P., which owns and operates the Lindsay Hill Generating Station, an approximately 855-MW combined cycle generation facility in Autauga County, Alabama. The total purchase price is approximately $622 million, subject to working capital adjustments. The completion of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including, among others, approval by the Alabama PSC. Alabama Power expects to complete the acquisition by the end of the third quarter 2025. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time.
Jurisdictional Separation Study Order
On June 5, 2025, the Alabama PSC approved an order authorizing Alabama Power to implement changes related to the Jurisdictional Separation Study (JSS) under Rate RSE, which allocates costs between retail and other electric services. For 2026, a revised JSS allocation factor will account for system capacity previously allocated to wholesale electric services that will be used for retail electric service starting January 1, 2026. In addition, Alabama Power is authorized to establish a regulatory asset to defer certain costs associated with this capacity for 2026, and those costs are estimated to be approximately $100 million. Beginning in 2027, Alabama Power will amortize the regulatory asset on a levelized basis over a period not exceeding 10 years.
Rate NDR
Beginning with July 2025 billings, the NDR reserve maintenance charge was suspended and the reserve establishment charge was activated as a result of the NDR balance falling below $50 million. Alabama Power
expects to collect $18 million in the second half of 2025 and approximately $36 million annually beginning in 2026 under Rate NDR unless the NDR balance exceeds $75 million. At June 30, 2025, Alabama Power's regulatory asset balance related to NDR was $2 million. Rate NDR is intended to allow recovery of any existing deferred storm-related operations and maintenance costs and any future reserve deficits over a 48-month period. The Alabama PSC gives Alabama Power authority to record a deficit balance in the NDR when costs of storm damage exceed any established reserve balance.
Reliability Reserve Accounting Order
On June 19, 2025, Alabama Power notified the Alabama PSC of its intent to use a portion of its $131 million reliability reserve balance during 2025. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time.
Georgia Power
2022 ARP
On July 1, 2025, the Georgia PSC approved a settlement agreement among Georgia Power, the staff of the Georgia PSC, and certain intervenors to extend the 2022 ARP for an additional three-year term through December 31, 2028 (ARP Extension). Under the ARP Extension, base rates will not be adjusted in 2026, 2027, or 2028 (ARP Extension Period) except for reasonable and prudent storm damage costs incurred through December 31, 2025, which will be determined in a separate regulatory proceeding.
Under the ARP Extension, Georgia Power's retail ROE set point will continue at 10.50% and its equity ratio will continue at 56%. Additionally, the retail ROE range approved by the Georgia PSC in the 2022 ARP, of 9.50% to 11.90%, will continue. The ARP Extension includes, among other things, the following modifications to the 2022 ARP:
Storm damage costs will be included in a separate regulatory proceeding to be filed no sooner than February 1, 2026 and no later than July 1, 2026 to recover the actual reasonable and prudent storm costs incurred through December 31, 2025. Subject to Georgia PSC approval, new rates would be effective approximately 90 days after the filing is made. The Georgia PSC will determine the period over which any such storm damage costs will be recovered.
Amortization of regulatory assets and liabilities in the 2022 ARP, which were subsequently included in current rates through annual compliance filings, will continue through the ARP Extension Period. This includes those regulatory asset and liability balances that were projected to be fully amortized through 2025 or during the ARP Extension Period.
The amounts previously deferred during the 2022 ARP for ITCs and PTCs will be amortized through the ARP Extension Period. The acceleration of amortization during the ARP Extension Period is subject to the Internal Revenue Code normalization rules and other guidance (if any) released by the IRS. Certain amounts of ITCs generated during the ARP Extension Period will be amortized over five years, and additional ITC amounts will be deferred to a regulatory liability during the ARP Extension Period. Sixty percent (60%) of PTC benefits generated (excluding PTCs generated under Internal Revenue Code §45J) during the ARP Extension Period will be credited to income tax expense as generated. The remaining forty percent (40%) will be deferred to a regulatory liability.
The period for depreciation and amortization related to certain generating plants and net book values of retired generating plants will be 13 years effective January 1, 2026.
Using the retail ROE range approved by the Georgia PSC in the 2022 ARP, earnings above 11.90% retail ROE will continue to be subject to sharing whereby 40% of earnings above the band would be applied to regulatory assets, 40% would be directly refunded to customers, and the remaining 20% would be retained by Georgia Power. There will be no recovery of any earnings shortfall below 9.50% retail ROE on an actual basis. However, if at any time during the term of the ARP Extension Period, Georgia Power projects that its retail earnings will be less than the lower end of the approved retail ROE range for any calendar year of the ARP Extension Period, it may petition the Georgia PSC for implementation of the Interim Cost Recovery (ICR) tariff to adjust Georgia Power's retail rates to
achieve a retail ROE equal to the lower end of the approved retail ROE range. Any ICR tariff would expire at the earlier of January 1, 2029 or the end of the calendar year in which the ICR tariff becomes effective. In lieu of requesting implementation of an ICR tariff, or if the Georgia PSC chooses not to implement the ICR tariff, Georgia Power may file a full base rate case.
Except as provided above, Georgia Power will not file a base rate increase while the ARP Extension is in effect. Georgia Power is required to file a general base rate case by July 1, 2028.
Integrated Resource Plans
On June 20, 2025, Georgia Power requested certification from the Georgia PSC for a Georgia Power-owned battery energy storage facility with a capacity of 200 MWs and a projected COD in 2027. Georgia Power expects the Georgia PSC to render a final decision in September 2025.
On July 30, 2025, Georgia Power requested certification from the Georgia PSC, for which a final decision is expected to be rendered in December 2025, for the following resources:
As included in the 2022 IRP final order, Georgia Power initiated a request for proposals (RFP) of up to 8,500 MWs of capacity from a variety of resources with projected CODs or delivery commencement dates between 2028 and 2030. The RFP resulted in 18 resources, totaling 7,999 MWs, being selected which consist of four PPAs (including two affiliate PPAs with Southern Power that are subject to approval by the FERC) with capacity totaling 1,195 MWs commencing between 2028 and 2030, three project sites consisting of five Georgia Power-owned combined cycle units with capacity totaling 3,692 MWs and projected CODs commencing between 2029 and 2030, nine Georgia Power-owned battery energy storage facilities with capacity totaling 2,762 MWs and projected CODs commencing between 2028 and 2030, and two Georgia Power-owned battery energy storage facilities with solar with capacity totaling 350 MWs and projected CODs commencing in 2028.
In July 2025, Georgia Power extended 50 MWs of an existing 750-MW affiliate PPA with Mississippi Power for an additional year through December 31, 2029.
Additionally, in July 2025, Georgia Power executed a 20-year non-affiliate PPA for 930 MWs commencing in 2030 and five 25-year non-affiliate PPAs totaling 646 MWs commencing in 2027.
Georgia Power entered into agreements to initiate acquisition of property and construction of a 260-MW Georgia Power-owned battery energy storage facility with a projected COD in 2027 to be paired with an existing non-affiliate solar PPA.
The certification requests on June 20, 2025 and July 30, 2025 associated with these Georgia Power-owned projects and related transmission investments total approximately $16.7 billion, excluding AFUDC.
As required by the 2025 IRP decision, Georgia Power will update its load forecast to support the certification requests from the RFP of up to 8,500 MWs. The Georgia PSC will determine the necessary generation resources to certify. See "2025 IRP" herein for information regarding the 2025 IRP.
The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.
2025 IRP
On July 15, 2025, the Georgia PSC approved Georgia Power's 2025 IRP, as modified by a stipulation among Georgia Power, the staff of the Georgia PSC, and certain intervenors. In the 2025 IRP decision, the Georgia PSC approved the following requests:
Extended operation of Plant Scherer Unit 3 (614 MWs based on 75% ownership) through at least December 31, 2035 and Plant Gaston Units 1 through 4 (500 MWs based on 50% ownership through SEGCO) through at least December 31, 2034. See Note 7 to the financial statements under "SEGCO" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information.
Installation of environmental controls and natural gas co-firing at Plant Bowen Units 1 through 4 (3,160 MWs), Plant Scherer Units 1 and 2 (137 MWs based on 8.4% ownership), and Plant Scherer Unit 3 for compliance with both ELG supplemental rules and GHG rules.
Upgrades to Plant McIntosh Units 10 and 11 (1,319 MWs) for a projected 194 MWs of incremental capacity by 2028 and Plant McIntosh Units 1 through 8 (640 MWs) for a projected 74 MWs of incremental capacity by 2033.
Upgrades to Plant Vogtle Units 1 and 2 (1,060 MWs based on 45.7% ownership) for a projected 54 MWs of incremental capacity, some of which could be available as early as 2028.
Investments related to the continued reliable hydro operations of four facilities, as well as the authority to spend up to $25 million to undertake engineering studies related to two additional hydro facilities.
RFP for at least 1,100 MWs of utility scale and distributed generation renewable resources.
Issuance of a capacity RFP to procure resources to meet capacity needs in 2032 and 2033.
Strategic power delivery infrastructure plan necessary to help ensure adequate reliability and serve the projected future load growth expected in Georgia.
Certification of approximately 187 MWs of wholesale capacity associated with Plant Scherer Unit 3 to be placed in retail rate base, some of which will be available beginning in 2026.
In addition, the 2025 IRP assumes Plant Bowen Units 1 and 2 will operate through at least the end of 2035.
Fuel Cost Recovery
On May 14, 2025, Georgia Power submitted an Interim Fuel Rider (IFR) notification and plan informing the Georgia PSC that Georgia Power's under recovered fuel balance exceeded the IFR threshold of $200 million, established in a Georgia PSC stipulation approved in May 2023. Georgia Power proposed no fuel cost recovery rate change and is required to monitor and report to the Georgia PSC monthly as long as the under recovered fuel balance is above $200 million. On July 15, 2025, Georgia Power filed its most recent IFR plan and notification which also proposed no fuel cost recovery rate change. Georgia Power is scheduled to file its next fuel case no later than February 28, 2026. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Georgia Power – Fuel Cost Recovery" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information.
Nuclear Construction
Georgia Power placed Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in service on July 31, 2023 and April 29, 2024, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, site demobilization efforts were largely complete. Georgia Power is finalizing remaining contractor obligations. Georgia Power's net capital costs incurred through June 30, 2025 in connection with Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, and its approximate proportionate share of remaining capital costs to be incurred after June 30, 2025, is as follows:
(in millions)
Total project capital cost forecast(a)(b)
$10,732 
Net investment at June 30, 2025(b)
(10,690)
Remaining estimate to complete$42 
(a)Includes approximately $1.2 billion of costs that are not shared with the other Vogtle Owners. Excludes financing costs capitalized through AFUDC of approximately $440 million accrued through Unit 4's in-service date.
(b)Net of $1.7 billion received from Toshiba under the Guarantee Settlement Agreement and approximately $188 million in related customer refunds.
Other Construction
At June 30, 2025, Georgia Power had recorded approximately $1.3 billion of combined capital costs, excluding AFUDC, for the projects reflected in the table below. The total certified amounts related to these projects are
approximately $2.8 billion, excluding AFUDC. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.
Project
Resource
Approximate Nameplate Capacity
(MW)
Projected COD
Regulatory Approval
Projects Under Construction at June 30, 2025
McGrau Ford
Battery energy storage
265
Fourth quarter 2026
2022 IRP
Plant Yates Units 8 through 10
Combustion turbine
1,326
Fourth quarter 2026 through third quarter 2027
2023 IRP Update
Various facilities
Battery energy storage
500
Second quarter 2026 through fourth quarter 2026
2023 IRP Update
Mississippi Power
Performance Evaluation Plan
On June 17, 2025, the Mississippi PSC approved Mississippi Power's annual retail PEP filing for 2025, resulting in an annual increase in revenues of approximately 4.0%, or $41 million, primarily due to increases in investment and depreciation. In accordance with the PEP rate schedule, an increase of 2.0% of total retail revenues, or approximately $22 million, became effective with the first billing cycle of April 2025, and the remaining approximately $19 million became effective with the first billing cycle of July 2025.
Integrated Resource Plans
On July 8, 2025, Mississippi Power extended 50 MWs of an existing 750-MW affiliate PPA with Georgia Power for an additional year through December 31, 2029, subject to approval by the Georgia PSC. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time. See "Georgia Power – Integrated Resource Plans" herein for additional information.
Environmental Compliance Overview Plan
On April 1, 2025, the Mississippi PSC approved Mississippi Power's annual ECO Plan filing for 2025, resulting in a $6 million annual increase in revenues effective with the first billing cycle of May 2025.
Ad Valorem Tax Adjustment
On June 30, 2025, Mississippi Power submitted its annual ad valorem tax adjustment filing for 2025 to the Mississippi PSC, which requested a $7 million annual increase in revenues. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time.
System Restoration Rider
On June 17, 2025, the Mississippi PSC approved Mississippi Power's annual SRR filing for 2025, with no change in retail rates. Mississippi Power's minimum annual SRR accrual increased from $12.6 million to $13.5 million and the target property damage reserve balance increased from $75 million to $125 million. Mississippi Power will continue to record a minimum annual accrual until a target property damage reserve balance of $125 million is met.
Reliability Reserve Accounting Order
On March 17, 2025, Mississippi Power notified the Mississippi PSC of its intent to use a portion of its $57 million reliability reserve balance during 2025, through the annual PEP filing. On June 17, 2025, the Mississippi PSC approved the annual PEP filing which allowed the use of $10.9 million of the reliability reserve balance, which Mississippi Power used for reliability-related generation, transmission, and distribution expenses in the second quarter 2025. See "Performance Evaluation Plan" herein for information regarding approval of the annual PEP filing.
Plant Daniel
On June 19, 2025, the Florida PSC issued a final order approving the transfer of FP&L's 50% ownership interest in Plant Daniel Units 1 and 2 to Mississippi Power. On July 30, 2025, Mississippi Power completed the acquisition of FP&L's 50% interest in Plant Daniel Units 1 and 2 and, as part of the acquisition, received approximately $36 million from FP&L.
Municipal and Rural Associations Tariff
On April 3, 2025, the FERC approved a settlement agreement filed by Mississippi Power and Cooperative Energy in December 2024. The settlement agreement provides for (i) a $1 million increase in annual wholesale base revenues and a refund to customers of approximately $4 million, (ii) a rate escalation of 2.5% on an annual basis in periods subsequent to December 31, 2024 and continuing through the end of the shared service agreement on December 31, 2035, and (iii) a waiver of rights by Mississippi Power and Cooperative Energy to file for any changes in non-fuel rates through the end of the term of the shared service agreement.
Southern Company Gas
Infrastructure Replacement Programs and Capital Projects
On March 26, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court denied Nicor Gas' petition for leave to appeal $14 million of the 2019 Qualifying Infrastructure Plant disallowance. This matter is concluded and had no impact on the current period financial statements.