One of the largest regulated electric and gas utilities in the U.S., serving customers across the Southeast through subsidiaries including Georgia Power, Alabama Power, and Mississippi Power. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, with a generation mix that includes nuclear, natural gas, coal, and renewables, and also operates a sizable natural gas distribution business. Investors track it for its regulated rate base growth, capital-intensive projects such as the Vogtle nuclear expansion, and its long-standing dividend profile.
7 members of Congress have disclosed 16 trades in The Southern Company (SO), a Utilities company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 10 purchases versus 5 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-01 | JAMES P. MORAN | exchange | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-08-01 | Lamar Smith | sell | 7,134.83 |
| 2008-08-01 | Lamar Smith | sell | $7,134.83 |
| 2008-03-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-10-09 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-09-11 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2007-03-02 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2006-11-10 | PAUL RYAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2006-07-11 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2006-02-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2005-07-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-04-11 | Richard L. Hanna | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2001-08-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-08-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $7,134.83 |
| 2001-06-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |