Southern Company Just Inked a Power Agreement With a Leading Big Tech Stock Southern Company just struck a nuclear power deal with Google. Here's what it, plus a record AI power boom, could mean for SO stock. Barchart · Sep 24
This Top Utility Stock Is Getting a Big Boost From Massive OpenAI Power Deal Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power landed a massive OpenAI power deal worth billions, backed by federal loans and a 25-year contract. Barchart · Jul 24
Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticism President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge for energy infrastructure. Power producers and data centers will fund massive AI-related power needs. Critics dismissed the pledge as an empty promise to consumers. Rising energy costs are a volatile issue for voters. The pledge aims to balance AI infrastructure with public anger… The Economic Times · Jul 24
CEOs of US’s top energy firms averaged nearly 16% pay raise to $12.3m, review finds Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025 The Guardian - US · Apr 29
Texas braces for an imminent screwworm infestation, a threat to the state’s cattle industry U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done. The Texas Tribune · May 21, 2025
US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is calling for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost The first new U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has begun generating electricity The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Utility begins loading fuel at new Georgia nuclear plant Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a new nuclear reactor in Georgia The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Exploring a fossil fuel-free future, Georgia Power tests something new For most of its 80 years of existence, Plant McDonough-Atkinson — the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta — relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs. Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022