ATLANTA, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Art P. Beattie, Southern Company chief financial officer, will deliver a presentation to investors and industry analysts during the Goldman Sachs 11th Annual Power and Utility Conference at the Conrad in New York City on Aug. 14. 

Beattie is scheduled to present during two separate panel discussions -- "Meeting Tomorrow's Energy & Power Infrastructure Requirements and Challenges" from 11 to 11:55 a.m. EDT and "Power Sector Consolidation: Where Do We Go From Here?" from 4 to 4:55 p.m. EDT. Beattie'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 43,000 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 also is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

SOURCE Southern Company