ATLANTA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paul Bowers, chief financial officer of Southern Company, will present to investors and industry analysts at the 2009 Barclays Capital CEO Energy/Power Conference at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.

Bowers is scheduled to present a Southern Company overview from 1:45 - 2:20 p.m. EDT, Sept. 10. Bowers' presentation will be webcast and available for replay at http://investor.southerncompany.com. A copy of his presentation materials will also be available at this site.

With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company is consistently listed among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Visit our Web site at www.southerncompany.com.

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