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Consolidated Entities and Equity Method Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Consolidated Entities and Equity Method Investments | CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES AND EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTSSee Note 7 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information. Southern Company At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Southern Holdings had equity method investments totaling $122 million and $112 million, respectively, primarily related to investments in venture capital funds focused on energy and utility investments. Earnings from these investments were immaterial for all periods presented. Southern Power Variable Interest Entities Southern Power has certain subsidiaries that are determined to be VIEs. Southern Power is considered the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because it controls the most significant activities of the VIEs, including operating and maintaining the respective assets, and has the obligation to absorb expected losses of these VIEs to the extent of its equity interests. SP Solar and SP Wind At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, SP Solar had total assets of $5.8 billion and $5.9 billion, respectively, total liabilities of $0.4 billion, and noncontrolling interests of $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. Cash distributions from SP Solar are allocated 67% to Southern Power and 33% to Global Atlantic in accordance with their partnership interest percentage. Under the terms of the limited partnership agreement, distributions without limited partner consent are limited to available cash and SP Solar is obligated to distribute all such available cash to its partners each quarter. Available cash includes all cash generated in the quarter subject to the maintenance of appropriate operating reserves. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, SP Wind had total assets of $2.2 billion, total liabilities of $175 million and $169 million, respectively, and noncontrolling interests of $39 million. Under the terms of the limited liability agreement, distributions without Class A member consent are limited to available cash and SP Wind is obligated to distribute all such available cash to its members each quarter. Available cash includes all cash generated in the quarter subject to the maintenance of appropriate operating reserves. Cash distributions from SP Wind are generally allocated 60% to Southern Power and 40% to the three financial investors in accordance with the limited liability agreement. Southern Power consolidates both SP Solar and SP Wind, as the primary beneficiary, since it controls the most significant activities of each entity, including operating and maintaining their assets. Certain transfers and sales of the assets in the VIEs are subject to partner consent and the liabilities are non-recourse to the general credit of Southern Power. Liabilities consist of customary working capital items and do not include any long-term debt. Other Variable Interest Entities Southern Power has other consolidated VIEs that relate to certain subsidiaries that have either sold noncontrolling interests to tax equity investors or acquired less than a 100% interest from facility developers. These entities are considered VIEs because the arrangements are structured similar to a limited partnership and the noncontrolling members do not have substantive kick-out rights. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the other VIEs had total assets of $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, total liabilities of $0.2 billion, and noncontrolling interests of $0.8 billion. Under the terms of the partnership agreements, distributions of all available cash are required each month or quarter and additional distributions require partner consent. Equity Method Investments At December 31, 2022, Southern Power had equity method investments in wind and battery energy storage projects totaling $49 million. During the first quarter 2023, Southern Power sold its remaining equity method investments in the projects and received proceeds of $50 million. Earnings (loss) from these investments, including the gains associated with the sales, were immaterial for all periods presented. Southern Company Gas Equity Method Investments The carrying amounts of Southern Company Gas' equity method investments at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and related earnings from those investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
Investment Balance | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022
| (in millions)
SNG | $ | 1,220 |  | $ | 1,243 |
Other | 32 |  | 33 |
Total | $ | 1,252 |  | $ | 1,276 |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
Earnings from Equity Method Investments | 2023 | 2022 |  | 2023 | 2022
| (in millions)
SNG | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | 70 |
Other | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | 1 |
Total | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | 71 |

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