Southern Company Hosts 2018 Smart Cities Summit

Southern Company and its subsidiaries are building the future of energy through smart cities

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Oct 31, 2018, 17:04 ET

ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company served as the host for the KNect365 Smart Cities Summit, Oct. 29-30 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Executives from Southern Company, PowerSecure, Georgia Power and Alabama Power were featured among the conference's keynote speeches and panel discussions, including the morning keynote address by Chris Womack, Southern Company Executive Vice President and President of External Affairs.

Attendees including government officials and academics from cities across the U.S., transportation and energy executives learned about the Smart Neighborhood™ initiatives by Southern Company, Alabama Power and Georgia Power. The research and development project will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies. Both projects simulate what the future may hold for the energy industry and provide information on how homes of the future will function.

In addition to the Smart Neighborhood™ initiative, Southern Company shared its role in providing infrastructure that enhances cities and communities' quality of life, enriches growth and attracts investment opportunities. Representatives from Southern Company and its subsidiaries led conversations around new and emerging technologies like Advanced Metering Infrastructure, light-emitting diode (LED) networked lighting controls, fiber along the distribution grid, electric transportation and smart grid technologies.

For more information about how Southern Company is building the future of energy through smart cities, visit southerncompany.com/smartcities.

About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is nationally recognized as a leading energy company, with 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017. We operate nearly 200,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines and more than 80,000 miles of natural gas pipeline as of December 31, 2017. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers in 11 states across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. We are building the future of energy by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, advanced carbon capture technologies, natural gas, renewables, energy efficiency and storage technology. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity and the No. 1 Company for Progress by DiversityInc and designated as one of America's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

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