ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas A. Fanning, Southern Company chairman, president and chief executive officer, will participate in a panel presentation during the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Power and Gas Leaders Conference in New York City on Sept. 20.

Fanning is scheduled to present from 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. EDT. Fanning's 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 is the parent firm of electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications companies. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company was named the World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility by Fortune magazine in 2011, and is consistently listed among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

SOURCE Southern Company