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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001387131-23-006200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230508
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20230508

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092122
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				580690070
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03526
		FILM NUMBER:		23898921

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., N.W.
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30308
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4045065000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., N.W.
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30308

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Majority Action, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001738314
		IRS NUMBER:				825260248
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1885 MISSION ST.
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2022152895

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1885 MISSION ST.
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94103
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">NAME OF REGISTRANT: The Southern Company</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">NAME OF PERSON RELYING ON EXEMPTION: Majority Action</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">ADDRESS OF PERSON RELYING ON EXEMPTION: PO Box 4831, Silver Spring, MD 20914</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 26pt Georgia,serif; margin: 10pt 0 3pt; color: #0072BD"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>The Southern Company [NYSE:SO]</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">:
Due to the company&#8217;s FAILURE to:</FONT></B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Include its scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its net zero by
2050 and medium-term targets,</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Align its operating and planned coal and fossil gas-fueled generation
capacity with a Below 2&deg;C Scenario or a 1.5&deg;C scenario, and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Commit to ensuring its lobbying and that of its member trade associations
are in accord with the Paris Agreement;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Georgia,serif; margin: 0; color: #0072BD"><B>Vote AGAINST:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>Thomas A. Fanning, </B>Executive Chairman, (Item 1d), </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>David J. Grain, </B>Lead Independent Director, (Item 1e), and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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(Item 1i).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0072BD"><B>The physical and financial risks posed by climate
change to long-term investors are systemic, portfolio-wide, unhedgeable, and undiversifiable.</B></FONT> Therefore, the actions of companies
that fail to align to limiting warming to 1.5&deg;C pose risks to the financial system as a whole, and to investors&#8217; entire portfolios.
See <FONT>www.proxyvoting.majorityaction.us</FONT> for more information regarding Majority Action&#8217;s Proxy
Voting for a 1.5&deg;C World initiative and the transformation required in key industries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0072BD"><B>The Southern Company (Southern) had the third-most
CO<SUB>2 </SUB>emissions (CO<SUB>2</SUB> million ton) among U.S.-based electric power producers in 2020,<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>
while generating the fourth-most electricity.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT></B></FONT> In 2022 Southern relied on
fossil fuel generation sources for 73% of its electricity production.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT> The company is
among the 166 target companies named by Climate Action 100+ as the most significant global emitters and &#8220;key to driving the global
net zero emissions transition.&#8221;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>4</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0072BD"><B>Electric power production is responsible for nearly
one-third of energy-related carbon emissions in the United States.</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT> The largest
publicly traded electric utilities remain among the largest sources of carbon emissions in the U.S. economy.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>6</SUP></FONT>
Their capital investments in fossil fuel-based electric power infrastructure have the potential to lock in GHG emissions for decades to
come. In addition to curbing a direct source of emissions, the decarbonization of electricity production also enables the</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">decarbonization of the transportation and industrial sectors as electrification efficiencies
are implemented.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0072BD"><B>Failure to set ambitious decarbonization targets in
line with <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">1.5&deg;C</FONT> pathways, and to align companies&#8217; business plans and policy influence
to those targets, is a failure of strategy and corporate governance, for which long-term investors should hold directors accountable.</B></FONT>
At companies where the production, processing, sale, and/or consumption of fossil fuels is central to their core business, GHG emissions
reductions have profound strategic implications. The board chair, independent lead director where the position exists, and other board
members with climate-related oversight responsibilities should be held accountable for oversight failures related to decarbonization.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0072BD"><B>In 2023, we have updated our metrics to more closely
align with the Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Benchmark Indicators</B></FONT>, while still focusing on the core pillars of target setting,
disclosure and measurement, capital allocation, and policy influence. This allows for a more standardized assessment across companies
that is broadly accepted by investors.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; padding: 5pt; background-color: #0072BD; font-family: Arial,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white">The medium-term (2026 to 2035) GHG reduction target covers at least 95% of scope 1 &amp; 2 emissions and the most relevant scope 3 emissions (where applicable).</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #0E101A">Southern&#8217;s emissions reduction targets include a 50% reduction
in company-wide scope 1 GHG emissions by 2030, from a 2007 baseline, on the way to net zero GHG by 2050.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>7</SUP></FONT>
As of 2022, Southern has decreased its company-wide scope 1 GHG emissions by 46% and projects to consistently achieve a 50% reduction
by 2025. Southern has yet to set a more ambitious interim target that would align with net zero milestones,<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT>
despite knowing it will reach its 2030 emissions reduction goal five years ahead of schedule. Southern exceeded its 2030 emissions reduction
target In 2020 when its GHG emissions dropped 52% from its benchmark levels.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT> However,
the following year, the company&#8217;s GHG emissions reduction declined below the 50% benchmark, primarily due to a reversal of demand
from mild weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT> Based on its 2030 emissions reduction
target, Southern&#8217;s projected 2030 carbon intensity (metric tonnes of CO2 per MWh electricity generation) is 0.41, well above the
0.07 required for alignment with the 1.5&deg;C pathway.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #0E101A">Though scope 3 emissions comprised 30% of
Southern&#8217;s total GHG emissions in 2021,<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT> the company has not established
targets for reducing these emissions.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT> The company&#8217;s most relevant scope 3
emissions include emissions associated with upstream fuel, power purchased for resale, and customers&#8217; use of fossil gas.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>14</SUP></FONT>
Southern does not disclose how the actions that it has taken to &#8220;driving reductions across the value chain&#8221; have equated
to actual scope 3 emission reductions.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>15</SUP></FONT> Southern continues to lag </FONT>behind its
peers, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy, which have incorporated scope 3 emissions into net zero goals.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>16
17</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Georgia,serif; margin: 0; color: #0072BD"><B>Capital allocation and investment plans</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 30%; border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding: 5pt; background-color: #0072BD; font-family: Arial,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white">Capital Allocation Alignment Assessment (Carbon Tracker) 1: Coal Phase-Out</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 59%; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; padding: 5pt; border-right: white 1pt solid; background-color: #0072BD; font-family: Arial,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white">Has the company announced a full phase-out of coal units by 2040 that is consistent with Carbon Tracker Initiative's (CTI&#8217;s) interpretation of the International Energy Agency&#8217;s (IEA&#8217;s) Beyond 2&deg;C Scenario (B2DS)?</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; padding: 5pt; background-color: #0072BD; font-family: Arial,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white">Has the company announced a full phase-out of gas units by 2050 that is consistent with CTI's interpretation of the IEA&#8217;s B2DS?</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">By 2035, Southern projects six coal-fired units will provide up to 2,670 MW of coal
capacity.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>18</SUP></FONT> As a result, half of Southern&#8217;s operating and planned coal-fired generation
capacity remains out of alignment with the Carbon Tracker Initiative&#8217;s interpretation of the IEA&#8217;s B2DS,<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>19</SUP></FONT>
let alone a 1.5&deg;C scenario, which would require even faster closure timelines.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">Southern has not announced a full phase-out of gas units by 2050, and 53% of its operating
and planned gas generation capacity is also out of alignment with the IEA&#8217;s B2DS and NZE scenario.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>20</SUP></FONT>
Southern has</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">not updated its decarbonization strategy since 2020 when it published its <I>Implementation
and Action Toward Net Zero</I> report.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>21</SUP></FONT> In the report
Southern contemplates utilizing 18% unabated fossil gas and an additional 21% of fossil gas with carbon capture usage and sequestration
(CCUS) for its 2050 nameplate capacity mix.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>22</SUP></FONT> Southern&#8217;s
overreliance on CCUS to mitigate its emissions remains out of alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative&#8217;s guidance that
only small amounts of emissions (5-10%) after net zero may be mitigated with carbon removal, of which CCUS is a subset, and not substituted
for a company&#8217;s emission reduction.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>23</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">In the near-term, Southern subsidiary Georgia Power received approval for its 2022
Integrated Resource Plan, which included five power purchase agreements (PPAs)<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>24</SUP></FONT> that
are expected to contribute more than 2,000 MW of fossil gas capacity.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>25</SUP></FONT> These PPAs will
be with the wholesale power subsidiary of Southern Company.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>26</SUP></FONT> Additionally, Alabama
Power recently acquired a 743 MW gas-fired power plant in Calhoun County, Alabama.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>27</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">Southern&#8217;s engagement in U.S. federal and state climate policy remains primarily
negative, according to InfluenceMap.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>28</SUP></FONT> Despite its general support for the Paris Agreement,
Southern has taken positions in opposition to the clean energy transition. As of December 2022, the company has continued to advocate
for the long-term role of fossil gas, going so far as to provide comments advocating for the facilitation of fossil gas infrastructure
in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency power sector pre-proposal.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>29</SUP></FONT> At the state
level, Georgia Power has expressed support for gas ban preemption bills, such as the 2021 Georgia bill that sought to ban local governments
in Georgia from adopting building codes based on the source of energy they use, effectively blocking municipalities with 100% clean energy
mandates from moving away from fossil gas as a fuel source.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>30</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0">Though Southern publicly discloses its trade associations, the company has not made
a specific commitment to ensure that the trade associations to which it belongs lobby in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This
lack of commitment raises concerns given Southern&#8217;s strong relationship with the American Gas Association (AGA), which consistently
demonstrates negative strategic engagement on U.S. climate policy at the federal, state, and local levels.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>31</SUP></FONT>
Newly named Georgia Power chair, president, and CEO Kimberly Greene served as the 2022 chair of the AGA Board of Directors.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>32</SUP></FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: rgb(0,114,189)"><B>Conclusion: The Southern Company has failed to include its scope 3
GHG emissions in net zero by 2050 and medium-term targets, align its operating and planned coal and fossil gas-fueled generation capacity
with a B2DS or a 1.5&deg;C scenario, and commit to ensuring its direct lobbying and that of its trade associations are aligned with the
Paris Agreement. Therefore, it is recommended that shareholders vote AGAINST Executive Chairman, Thomas A. Fanning (Item 1b); Lead Independent
Director, David J. Grain (Item 1e); and Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee Chair, Dale E. Klein (Item 1i) at the company&#8217;s
annual meeting on May 24, 2023.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ceres,
et al., <I>Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States</I>, September 2022, https://www.sustainability.com/globalassets/sustainability.com/thinking/pdfs/2022/benchmarking-air-emissions-2022.pdf,
p. 14</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ceres,
et al., <I>Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States</I>, September 2022, https://www.sustainability.com/globalassets/sustainability.com/thinking/pdfs/2022/benchmarking-air-emissions-2022.pdf,
p. 9 (excludes public power producers)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern
Company, SEC Filing on Form 10-K, February 16, 2023, https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212223000012/so-20221231.htm,
p. II-11</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>4</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Climate
Action 100+, &#8220;Companies,&#8221; https://www.climateaction100.org/whos-involved/companies/, accessed May 5, 2023 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S.
Energy Information Administration, &#8220;Frequently Asked Questions,&#8221; https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=75&amp;t=11, accessed
May 5, 2023</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>6</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ceres,
et al., <I>Benchmarking Air Emissions</I>, p. 7</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>7</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern
Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update</I>, April 14, 2023, https://s27.q4cdn.com/273397814/files/doc_presentations/2023/04/SO-Shareholder-Engagement_Spring-2023_vF.pdf,
p. 12</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern
Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update</I>, p. 12</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern
Company, &#8220;Southern Company expects to achieve interim GHG reduction goal significantly ahead of schedule,&#8221; <I>PRNewswire</I>,
April 6 2021, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/southern-company-expects-to-achieve-interim-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ghg-reduction-goal-significantly-ahead-of-schedule-301263377.html</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, &#8220;Southern Company expects to achieve interim GHG reduction goal significantly ahead
of schedule.&#8221;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Transition Pathway Initiative, &#8220;Southern Company,&#8221; TPI online tool, https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/companies/southern-company?view=regional,
accessed May 5, 2023 (regional benchmarks, &#8220;Carbon Performance Southern Company&#8221;) </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update, p. 18</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Climate Action 100+, &#8220;The Southern Company,&#8221; Company Assessment, https://www.climateaction100.org/company/the-southern-company/,
accessed May 5, 2023 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>14</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update</I>, p. 18</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>15</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update</I>, p. 18</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>16</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#8220;Duke Energy expands clean energy action plan,&#8221; <I>Duke Energy News Center</I>, February 9,
2022, https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-expands-clean-energy-action-plan</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>17</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dominion Energy, &#8220;Dominion Energy's Net Zero Commitment,&#8221; https://www.dominionenergy.com/our-company/netzero,
accessed May 5, 2023</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>18</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, <I>Shareholder Sustainability Update</I>, p. 15</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>19</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Climate Action 100+, <I>Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark</I>, Carbon Tracker data, October
2022, https://www.climateaction100.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Downloadable-Excel_CA100-Benchmark_Dec-2022_CAAA-scores-v1.1.xlsx</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>20</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Climate Action 100+, <I>Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark</I>, Carbon Tracker data, October
2022, https://www.climateaction100.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Downloadable-Excel_CA100-Benchmark_Dec-2022_CAAA-scores-v1.1.xlsx</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>21</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, &#8220;Net Zero and Environmental Priorities,&#8221; (website), https://www.southerncompany.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-environmental-priorities.html,
accessed May 5, 2023 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>22</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, <I>Implementation and action toward net zero</I>, September 2020, https://www.southerncompany.com/content/dam/southerncompany/pdfs/clean-energy/Net-zero-report.pdf,
p. 15 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">Note: Southern Company also acknowledges a plan to incorporate negative carbon strategies
into its approach to reducing carbon emissions (p. 24)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>23</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tom Dowdall, &#8220;Science-Based Net-Zero Targets: &#8216;Less Net, more Zero&#8221;, <I>Science Based
Targets</I>, October 7, 2021, https://sciencebasedtargets.org/blog/science-based-net-zero-targets-less-net-more-zero</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>24</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, SEC Filing on Form 10-K, February 16, 2023, https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212223000012/so-20221231.htm,
p. II-56</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>25</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kim Riley, &#8220;Georgia Power&#8217;s Integrated Resource Plan approved by Georgia regulators,&#8221;
<I>DailyEnergyInsider</I>, July 25, 2022, https://dailyenergyinsider.com/policy/35969-georgia-powers-integrated-resource-plan-approved-by-georgia-regulators/</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>26</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, SEC Filing on Form 10-K, February 16, 2023, p. II-56</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>27</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Company, SEC Filing on Form 10-K, February 16, 2023, I-12</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>28</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">InfluenceMap, &#8220;Southern Company,&#8221; LobbyMap, https://lobbymap.org/company/Southern-Company/projectlink/Southern-Company-In-Climate-Change,
accessed May 5, 2023 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>29</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">InfluenceMap, &#8220;Southern Company,&#8221; LobbyMap </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>30</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dave Williams, &#8220;Critics warn bill before General Assembly threatens local embrace of clean energy,&#8221;
<I>Capital Beat News Service</I>, Feb 8, 2021, https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2021/02/08/legislation-clean-energy-global-warming-cities-fight-climate-change/4410949001/</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt"><SUP>31</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">InfluenceMap, &#8220;American Gas Association,&#8221; LobbyMap, https://lobbymap.org/influencer/American-Gas-Association-bc1dc2f7fbce7747ce06e6c537cb8fdc,
accessed May 5, 2023 </FONT></P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">American Gas Association, &#8220;Kimberly Greene of Southern Company Gas Elected Chair of AGA Board of Directors&#8221;,
(news release) Oct 12, 2021, https://www.aga.org/news/news-releases/kimberly-greene-of-southern-company-gas-elected-chair-of-aga-board-of-directors/
Note: Prior to being elected chair, Greene served on the AGA&#8217;s board of directors: https://www.southerncompany.com/content/dam/southerncompany/pdfs/about/leadership/Kim_Greene-SC_bio.pdf</FONT></P>

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