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From innovating our industry to making strides in sustainable energy, we’re recognized as a leader by customers, partners, investors, employees and the broader business, science and technology communities. Here are some of our awards and distinctions that highlight our success:

"Success breeds success. It is a learned behavior. While a characteristic of a high-achieving company or organization is to be self-critical, we must always recognize and celebrate our successes."

 

Tom Fanning, Southern Company CEO

Leadership Awards

  • 2022 Corporation of the Year – Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
  • 2022 Executive of the Year – Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
    • Tom Fanning (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company)
  • 2022 Most Admired CEOs - Atlanta Business Chronicle
    • Chris Womack (Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power)
    • Kim Greene (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company Gas)
  • 2022 Herman J. Russell CEO of the Year Award – Atlanta Business League
    • Chris Womack (Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power)
  • 2022 Frank C. Carr Corporate Partner of the Year Award – INROADS
  • 2022 Anthem Award (Bronze)
    • Human & Civil Rights- Best Strategy (Be The Change)
  • 2022 World’s Most Admired Companies – Fortune magazine
  • 2022 Pat Santucci “Spirit of the Coast” Award - Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
    • Anthony Wilson (Chairman, President and CEO, Mississippi Power)
  • 2022 Atlanta 500: Government & Infrastructure – Atlanta Magazine
    • Tom Fanning (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company)
    • Chris Womack (Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power)
    • Kim Greene (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company Gas)
    • Pedro Cherry (President and CEO, Atlanta Gas Light)
    • Bentina Terry (Senior Vice President of Metro Atlanta & Corporate Relations, Georgia Power)
  • 2022 Thomas F. Farrell, II Safety Leadership and Innovation Award – Edison Electric Institute
    • Kim Greene (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company Gas)
  • 2021 Wall Street Journal’s Management Top 250 list - Drucker Institute
  • 2021 Excellence and Innovation Award - Pensions & Investments
    • Southern Company recognized for outstanding financial literacy and financial well-being programs for employees
  • 2021 Community Outreach Award – Virginia Oil and Gas Association
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2021 Corporate Partner of the Year- NAACP Alabama State Conference 
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 U.S. Transparency Award (Best Proxy Statement) – Labrador
  • 2021 Business Leaders of Color – Chicago United
    • John O. Hudson III, President and CEO, Nicor Gas
  • 2021 TechBridge CIO of the Year
    • Martin Davis, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Southern Company
  • 2021 Bobby Jones Award - Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
    • Tom Fanning (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company)
  • 2021 Fortune 500 – Fortune magazine (26th consecutive year)
  • 2021 Industrial Innovation Award – South Metro Development Outlook Conference
    • Georgia Power
  • 2021 National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award 
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2021 World’s Most Admired Companies – Fortune magazine
  • 2021 Advocacy Excellence Award (Honorable Mention) – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2020 Chairman’s Award - Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
    • Southern Company
  • 2020 Community Partner Award - Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2020 Top Companies for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) list – DiversityInc
  • 2020 Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence - Atlanta Business League
    • Sloane Drake, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Georgia Power
    • Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President of Metro Atlanta & Corporate Relations, Georgia Power
    • Latanza Adjei, Vice President of Corporate Services, Georgia Power
  • 2020 World’s Most Admired Companies – Fortune magazine (9th year)
  • 2020 Fortune 500 – Fortune magazine (25th consecutive year)
  • 2020 Fortnightly Under Forty – Public Utilities Fortnightly
  • Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America – Savoy magazine
    • Martin Davis (Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Southern Company)
  • 2020 Top 50 Chief Technology/Information Officers Award – National Diversity Council
    • Michael Sullivan (Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Southern Company Gas)
  • 2020 Overwatch Award - North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU)
    • Kim Greene (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company Gas)
  • 2020 Atlanta 500: Government & Infrastructure – Atlanta Magazine
    • Tom Fanning (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company)
    • Paul Bowers (Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power)
    • Kim Greene (Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company Gas)
  • 2020 Executive of the Decade – Birmingham Business Journal
    • Mark Crosswhite (Chairman, President and CEO, Alabama Power)
  • 2020 Company of the Decade (Alabama Power) – Birmingham Business Journal
  • 2020 100 Most Influential Georgians – Georgia Trend magazine
    • Tom Fanning (3rd consecutive year)
    • Paul Bowers (3rd consecutive year)

 

All Previous Leadership Awards

  • 2019 U.S. Transparency Award (No. 3 overall and No. 1 Best Proxy Statement) – Labrador
  • 2019 Fortnightly Top Innovators – Public Utilities Fortnightly
  • 2019 Chairman's Circle Corporate Responsibility Award (Georgia Power) - 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
  • 2019 Most Admired CEO: Public Company – Atlanta Business Chronicle
    • Tom Fanning (Southern Company)
  • 2019 Most Admired CEO: Utilities and Energy – Atlanta Business Chronicle
    • Bryan Batson (Atlanta Gas Light)
  • 2019 Louis C. Brown MD Vanguard Award - Morehouse School of Medicine - Improving Health and Wellbeing in Georgia
    • Georgia Power
  • 2018 Distinguished Leadership Award (Tom Fanning) – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2018 Four Pillar Award - Council for Quality Growth
    • Paul Bowers (Georgia Power)
  • 2018 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors - National Association of Corporate Board Directors    
    • Veronica Hagen
  • 2018 Most Influential Board Directors -  Women Inc. magazine
    • Juanita Baranco
    • Veronica Hagen
    • Linda Hudson
  • 2018 Global CEO of the Year (Tom Fanning) - S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards
  • 2018 Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings - S&P Global Platts (90th ranked)
  • 2018 Management Top 250 list - Drucker Institute
  • 2017 50 Most Engaged Companies - Forbes magazine
  • 2017 Top Innovators - Public Utility Fortnightly
  •     » Tom Fanning - Cybersecurity
  •     » Kim Greene - Smart Neighborhoods™
  •     » Mark Lantrip - Microgrids for C&I customers
  •     » Stan Vangilder, Julie Pigott, Lillania Shah, Michael Britt - Indoor agriculture
  •     » Michael Britt, Jim Trupiano, Darren Epps, Andy Phillips- Partnering with Lyft
  • 2017 America’s Top 100 Public Companies - Forbes magazine
  • 2017 U.S. Company of the Year - Conexx America-Israel Business Connector
  • 2017 CEO Wall of Innovators (Tom Fanning) - New York Stock Exchange
  • 2017 Disruptor 50 List CNBC – Bloom Energy - highlighting PowerSecure partnership
  • 2016 Global Energy Company of the Year Platts 
  •     » Strategic Deal of the Year – AGL Resources merger
  •     » Finalist, CEO of the Year – Tom Fanning
  • 2012-2014 Top-ranked CEO among large-cap electric utilities by buy-side analysts

Industry Awards

  • 2022 Top U.S. Utility for Economic Development - Site Selection magazine
    • Alabama Power (4th consecutive year)
    • Georgia Power (4th consecutive year)
  • 2022 Business Diversity Excellence Award – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2022 Better Communications Competition Awards – Utility Communicators International
    • Southern Company
    • Alabama Power
    •  Mississippi Power
  • 2022 Edwin D. Hill Award - Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
    • Alabama Power
  • 2022 GKS Plant Operational Excellence Award - Guidehouse Generation Knowledge Service
    • Alabama Power (No. 2 in combined cycle plants division)
  • 2022 Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Award
    • Nicor Gas
  • 2022 Emergency Response Award – Edison Electric Institute
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 MarCom Awards
    • Southern Company (Platinum – Annual Report, Gold- Lunch Table Podcast Series, Honorable Mention- Be The Change Internal Communication Campaign)
  • 2021 Better Communications Competition Awards – Utility Communicators International
    • Southern Company
    • Alabama Power
    • Georgia Power
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2021 International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Golden Flame Awards
    • Georgia Power – (Silver - Change Communication; Customer Relations; Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication) (Bronze - Employee Engagement; Diversity and Inclusion)
  • 2021 Local Distribution Company (LDC) of the Year in the state – Virginia Oil and Gas Association
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2021 IABC Southern Region Silver Quill Award (Investor Relations website)
  • 2021 Top U.S. Utility for Economic Development - Site Selection magazine
    • Alabama Power (3rd consecutive year)
    • Georgia Power (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2021 Gold Stevie (utilities category), Silver Stevie (energy category) - 18th Annual International Business Awards (IBA) program
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 Emergency Response Award – Edison Electric Institute
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 Gold Outage Restoration Award – Chartwell
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 Consumer Education Award - Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC)
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2020 Technology Transfer Awards – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
    • Power Delivery and Utilization Sector – Southern Company Services, Alabama Power and Georgia Power
    • Generation Sector – Southern Company Services, Alabama Power and Mississippi Power
  • 2020 Local Distribution Company of the Year (LDC) (Virginia Natural Gas) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2020 Excellence in Outreach Innovation Award (Virginia Natural Gas for its enhanced communication platform, Keep Me Informed (KMI)) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2020 Community Outreach Award (Virginia Natural Gas for the charitable giving and volunteerism efforts through the Something in the Water festival) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2020 Environmental Stewardship Award (Virginia Natural Gas for working to reduce greenhouse emissions through the purchase of Differentiated natural gas) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2020 U.S. Transparency Awards (No.1 utility in transparency; No. 6 overall in corporate disclosure; No.2 Best Investor Relations Website) – Labrador
  • 2020 Edison Award (Energy storage initiatives) – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2020 Outstanding National Key Accounts Customer Service – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2020 Smartest Utility Projects (Georgia Tech Microgrid) – Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine
  • 2020 Utility Business Models Power Player of the Year - Smart Energy Power Alliance (SEPA)
  • 2020 Smart Grid Award - POWER magazine’s Power Awards
    • Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood at Reynolds Landing
  • 2020 Emergency Recovery Award (Georgia Power for March 2019 tornado restoration) – Edison Electric Institute
  • 2020 Inspiring Efficiency Awards (Nicor Gas) – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

All Previous Industry Awards

  • 2019 Technology Transfer Awards – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
    • Nuclear Sector –  Southern Nuclear
    • Power Delivery and Utilization Sector – Southern Company Services, Alabama Power and Georgia Power
    • Generation Sector – Southern Company Services, Southern Power, and Alabama Power
    • Energy and Environment Sector – Southern Company Services
  • 2019 Top Safety Performance (Mississippi Power) - Southeastern Electric Exchange
  • 2019 Transmission and Distribution Safety (Mississippi Power) - Southeastern Electric Exchange
  • 2019 Golden Flame Award for Safety Communication Management – A new focus on safety: Critical Risk Management (Southern Company Gas) - International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
  • 2019 Safety Award (Virginia Natural Gas for its safety outreach program) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2019 Partnership Award (Virginia Natural Gas for experiential learning program with Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University) - Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Awards (DMME) and Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA)
  • 2019 Smart Grid Customer Innovation Award - SmartEnergy IP
    • Alabama Power
    • Georgia Power
  • 2019 Fortnightly Smartest Communities (Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood® at Reynolds Landing) – Public Utilities Fortnightly
  • 2019 Star of Systems Efficiency Award (Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood® at Reynolds Landing) – Alliance to Save Energy
  • 2019 Distributed Energy Award (PowerSecure)  – POWER magazine’s Power Awards
  • 2019 Emergency Recovery Award – Edison Electric Institute
    • Alabama Power (2nd consecutive year)
    • Georgia Power (2nd consecutive year)
  • 2018 Top Utilities - FORTUNE magazine (No.4 ranked)
  • 2018 Emergency Assistance Award for Puerto Rico Power Restoration - Edison Electric Institute
    • Alabama Power
    • Georgia Power
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2018 Industry Excellence Award for Safety Net program (Mississippi Power) - Southeastern Electric Exchange
  • 2018 Power Delivery and Utilization Technology Transfer Award for cyber-security work (Mississippi Power) - Electric Power Research Institute
  • 2018 Partnership Award (Virginia Natural Gas) - DMME & VOGA
  • 2018 Localized Distribution Company of the Year (Virginia Natural Gas) - DMME & VOGA
  • 2018 Top 40 Utility PowerBrands for US investor-owned utilities - Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Gulf Power
  • 2017 Top 40 Innovators,  Public Utilities Fortnightly - Tom Fanning
  • 2016-2017 Industry Excellence Award for Safety - Southeastern Electric Exchange
  • 2017 Top 10 Utility PowerBrands (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power) - Essence Partners
  • 2017 Most Trusted Brand - Cogent Energy Reports
    • Nicor Gas
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2017 Local Distribution Company of the Year (Virginia Natural Gas) - DMME & VOGA
  • 2017 Top 25 Corporate Citizens (Nicor Gas) - United Way Chicago
  • 2017 Future Forward Award - (Nicor Gas) - Women's Business Development Center
  • 2017 Top 40 Utility PowerBrands (Mississippi Power) - Essence Partners
  • 2017 Top-Ranked Company for Safety Performance (Mississippi Power) - Southeastern Electric Exchange
  • 2017 Emergency Recovery Award, Edison Electric Institute - Alabama Power and Georgia Power
  • 2017 Emergency Assistance Award, Edison Electric Institute - Alabama Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power
  • 2017 Top Company for Supplier Diversity (Southern Company Gas) - Black Enterprise
  • 2010-2016 World's Most Admired Electric & Gas Utilities - Fortune magazine - Recognized among the world's top utilities for seven consecutive years
  • 2016 Emergency Recovery Award (Georgia Power) - Edison Electric Institute
  • 2016 Emergency Assistance Award (Alabama Power, Gulf Power) - Edison Electric Institute
  • 2016 Top Innovative Practice Award (Southern Nuclear) - Nuclear Energy Institute
  • 2016 Technology Transfer Award (Southern Nuclear) - Electric Power Research Institute
  • 2016 Special Achievement Award (Southern Nuclear) - U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
  • 2016 Presidential Citation (Southern Nuclear) - American Nuclear Society
  • 2016 Utility Achievement Award (Southern Nuclear) - American Nuclear Society
  • 2016 Woman of the Year (Roxann Laird) - POWER-GEN International
  • 2015 John D. Dingell Award for constructive partnership with labor
  • 2015 Top U.S. Utility for Investor Relations - IR magazine
  • 2014 Top five spots in Customer Value Benchmark survey
  • 2015 Top Utilities in Economic Development (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power) - Site Selection magazine
  • 2014 Operating companies ranked among best in nation - J.D. Power and Associates survey
  • 2014 Most Trusted Residential Electric Utility in America (Alabama Power) - Lifestory Research
  • 2014 National Key Accounts Customer Service Award - Edison Electric Institute
  • 2014 National Award of Nuclear Science and History - National Atomic Museum Foundation

Customer Satisfaction Awards

  • 2022 Utility Trusted Business Partners - The Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement™: Business study from Escalent
    • Alabama Power
    • Georgia Power
    • Mississippi Power 
  • 2021 Top 24 Most Trusted Business Partners in the utility industry - Cogent Reports Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement Study
    • Chattanooga Gas
  • 2021 Most Trusted Utility Brands - The Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement™: Residential study from Escalent
    • Georgia Power
    • Nicor Gas
  • 2020 Business Customer Satisfaction Award (Segment: Large Utilities in the South) - JD Power
    • Georgia Power - No. 1 (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2020 Top 13 Most Trusted Business Partners in the utility industry - Cogent Reports Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement Study
    • Chattanooga Gas
    • Nicor Gas
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2020 Customer Experience (CE) Index survey – Forrester Research
    • Alabama Power – No. 2 in utility category
  • 2020 Best Practices in COVID-19 Customer Communication (Georgia Power) – J.D. Power
  • 2020 Residential Customers ‘Easiest to Do Business With’ - Cogent Reports Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement Study
    • Georgia Power – 2nd consecutive year

 

All Previous Customer Satisfaction Awards

  • 2019 Gas Utility Residential Customer Overall Satisfaction (South Region: Midsize Segment) - J.D. Power 
    • Virginia Natural Gas - No. 3
  • 2019 Top 20 Trusted Business Partner Among Utilities (South Region) - The Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement™: Business study from Escalent
    • Virginia Natural Gas - No. 4
      • No. 7 among all utilities
  • 2019 Business Customer Champion - The Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement™: Business study from Escalent
    • Chattanooga Gas
    • Nicor Gas
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2019 Business Customer Satisfaction Award (Segment: Large Utilities in the South) - JD Power
    • Georgia Power - No. 1 (2nd consecutive year)
    • Alabama Power - No. 2
  • 2019 Most Trusted Electric-Only Utility Brand - Cogent Syndicated Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement: Residential Report from Escalent
    • Georgia Power - No. 2 
  • 2019 Residential Customer Satisfaction Award - JD Power
    • Georgia Power - No. 1 (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2018 Residential Customer Satisfaction Award - JD Power
    • Mississippi Power - No. 5
  • 2018 Electric-only Utility by Residential and Business Customers - Engagement Brands Study
    • Georgia Power - No. 1
  • 2018 Most Trusted Utility - Cogent Energy Reports
    • Nicor Gas
  • 2018 Most Trusted Utility & Customer - Cogent Energy Reports
    • Georgia Power
  • 2018 Customer Experience - Temkin Group
  • Georgia Power - No. 1
  • 2017 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction (South Region: Large Segment), J.D. Power - Alabama Power (Ranked No. 1), Georgia Power (Ranked No. 2)
  • 2017 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction (South Region: Midsize Segment), J.D. Power - Gulf Power (Ranked No. 2)
  • 2017 Utility Customer Champion (Nicor Gas) - Cogent Energy Reports
  • 2017 National Key Accounts Outstanding Customer Service Award, Edison Electric Institute - 13th Consecutive
  • 2017 Best Customer Experience Ratings, Tempkin Group - Georgia Power
    •     » No. 1 Utility
    •     » Top 30 Overall
  • 2017 Top 10 Investor-Owned Utilities in America, Wired Group - Gulf Power
  • 2017 Best Community Outreach (Virginia Natural Gas) – DMME & VOGA
  • 2017 YLS Initiative Challenge Grant Award (Nicor Gas) - United Way Chicago
  • 2016 Top Five Spots, Customer Value Benchmark Survey
  • 2016 Top Utilities in North America for Economic Development, Site Selection - Alabama Power and Georgia Power
    • Mississippi Power (Finalist) and Gulf Power (Finalist)

Environmental Awards

  • 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Award - Southern Gas Association
    • Southern Company Gas
  • 2022 Forestry for Wildlife Partnership - Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division
    • Georgia Power
  • 2022 Top Climate Tech Investors – Climate 50
    • Energy Impact Partners (No.1 overall)
  • 2021 A- score for environmental transparency (Southern Company) – CDP
    • Second consecutive year
  • 2021 Top Project - Environment + Energy Leader
    • Alabama Power, PowerSecure and Southern Company for Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood project
  • 2021 Forestry for Wildlife Partnership - Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division
    • Georgia Power
  • 2020 Environmental Stewardship Award (Alabama Power’s Plant Barry Environmental Stewardship Team) - Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP)
  • 2019 Project of the Year (Gold Winner: Southern Power’s Cactus Flats Wind Project) – The Cleanie Awards
  • 2019 Water Conservationist of the Year (Alabama Power’s Renew Our Rivers Conservation Program) - The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF)
  • 2019 Gulf Guardian Award (Mississippi Power’s Renew Our Rivers Conservation Program) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division
  • 2019 Community Impact Award (Virginia Natural Gas) - CoVaBiz Magazine and Coastal Virginia Magazine

All Previous Environmental Awards

  • 2018 Community Service Award (Virginia Natural Gas) - Southern Gas Association
  • 2018 Illinois Sustainability Award (Nicor Gas) - Emerging Technology Program (ETP)
  • 2018 Keep Mississippi Beautiful Business/Industry Award (Mississippi Power) - Environmental Stewardship Council
  • 2018 Environmental Award (Virginia Natural Gas) - DMME & VOGA
  • 2017 Environmental Champion (Virginia Natural Gas) - Cogent Energy Reports
  • 2017 Top 5 Utilities for Solar (Georgia Power) - Smart Electric Power Alliance
  • 2016 Outstanding Environmental Stewardship Award (Gulf Power) - Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • 2016 Advanced Energy for Life Clean Coal Award (Mississippi Power) - Peabody Energy
  • 2014 Investor-Owned Utility of the Year (Georgia Power) - Solar Electric Power Association
  • 2014 Top 100 Sustainable Energy Companies in the Southeast - Southeastern Corporate
  • Sustainability rankings - Fourth consecutive year
  • 2014 Southeastern Electric Exchange Industry Excellence Chairman's Award - For 25-MW carbon capture demonstration project
  • 2014 Technology Transfer Awards (eight projects awarded) - EPRI - At least one employee recognized every year since 1997
  • 2014 Project of the Year: Southeastern Solar Research Center - My Green Birmingham

Workplace Awards

  • 2022 Atlanta's Best Places to Work and Healthiest Employers – Atlanta Business Chronicle
    • Atlanta Gas Light
  • 2022 Best Employers By State – Forbes
    • Southern Company (No. 2 in Alabama, No. 2 in Georgia)
  • 2022 Above and Beyond Award - Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
    • Mississippi Power
  • 2022 Best Employers for Woman - Forbes
  • 2022 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- The Disability Equality Index - 100%/100%
    • (100% score 6th consecutive year)
  • 2022 Best Companies for Multicultural Women – Seramount
  • 2022 Top 50 Employer -  Minority Engineer magazine
  • 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity - DiversityInc (7th consecutive year)
    • No. 1 Top Company for Black executives
    • No. 4 Top Company for Supplier Diversity
  • 2022 America’s Best Employers for Diversity – Forbes
  • 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Award – Birmingham Business Journal
    • Alabama Power
  • 2022 America’s Best Large Employers – Forbes
    • No. 2 overall
  • 2022 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer - GI Jobs magazine
  • 2022 Military-Friendly Spouse Employer - GI Jobs magazine
  • 2022 100% Corporate Equality Index Score - Human Rights Campaign (6th consecutive year)
  • 2021 Veteran Friendly Employer – Birmingham Business Journal
    • Alabama Power
  • 2021 Best for Vets: Employers- The Military Times
    • No. 1 overall
  • 2021 Best Employers By State – Forbes
    • Southern Company (No. 3 in Alabama, No. 6 in Georgia)
  • 2021 Best Employers for Women - Forbes
  • 2021 Top Workplaces - The Hampton Roads Top Workplaces by Inside Business
    • Virginia Natural Gas
  • 2021 IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld’s 100 "Best Places to Work in IT"
    • No. 24 overall (15th consecutive year)
  • 2021 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- The Disability Equality Index - 100%/100%
    • (100% score 5th consecutive year)
  • 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity - DiversityInc (6th consecutive year)
    • No. 20 overall (Top Utility)
    • No. 12 overall for Supplier Diversity (Only Utility)
  • 2021 America’s Best Employers for Diversity - Forbes
  • 2021 100 percent Corporate Equality Index Score - Human Rights Campaign (5th consecutive year)
  • 2021 America’s Best Employers - Forbes magazine
  • 2020 Best Employers for Veterans – Forbes
  • 2020 Spirit of Alliance Award (Southern Company) -  Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
    • Executive of the Year: Pedro Cherry, CEO, Atlanta Gas Light & Chattanooga Gas
  • 2020 Diversity Best Practices Index
  • 2020 Top Military Spouse Friendly Employer Award- G.I. Jobs magazine
  • 2020 Best for Vets: Employers- The Military Times
    • No.2 for the second consecutive year 
  • 2020 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- The Disability Equality Index - 100%/100%
    • (100% score 4th consecutive year)
  • 2020 Top 50 Companies for Diversity - DiversityInc (5th consecutive year)
  • 2020 Top 50 Employer -  Minority Engineer magazine
  • 2020 Perfect Corporate Equality Index Score - Human Rights Campaign (4th consecutive year)
  • 2020 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer - GI Jobs magazine
    • No.2 (Top-ranked utility for 14th consecutive year, and the 3rd consecutive year in the Gold Top 10)
  • 2020 Military-Friendly Spouse Employer - GI Jobs magazine
  • 2020 IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld’s 100 "Best Places to Work in IT"
    • No. 38 (14th consecutive year)

All Previous Workplace Awards

  • 2019 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being – National Business Group on Health
  • 2019 Best for Vets Employer - Military Times
    • No. 2 overall (10th consecutive year)
  • 2019 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- The Disability Equality Index - 100%/100%
  • 2019 America’s Best Employers - Forbes magazine
    • No. 14 (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2019 Best Employer for Diversity - Forbes magazine
  • 2019 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality – Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2019 Champion of Diversity Award (Mississippi Power) – ourMississippi magazine
  • 2019 Best Companies for Millennials - Women's Choice Award
  • 2018 Best Place to Work - Disability Equality Index - 100%/100%
  • 2018 50 Best Companies for Diversity - Black Enterpris (3rd consecutive year)
  • 2018 Best for Vets Employer - Military Times
    • No. 7 (9th consecutive year)
  • 2018 Innovation Award in Workforce Development (Virginia Natural Gas) - Opportunity Inc.
  • 2018 Above and Beyond Award (Mississippi Power) - Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
  • 2018 Corporate Ally of the Year Award (Georgia Power) - Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
  • 2018 Technology and Analytics Award (Southern Company, Energy Innovation Center) - Business Culture Awards
  • 2018 Outstanding Diversity Champion, Diversity and Inclusion Awards (Georgia Power) - Atlanta Business Chronicle
  • 2017 Top Supporter - USBE & Career Communications Group - Platinum Level
  • 2017 Perfect Disability Equality Index Score - Disability Equality Index
  • 2018-2016 Top 50 Companies for Diversity - DiversityInc
  •     » No. 1 Company for Progress
  •     » No. 3 Company for Veterans
  • 2016 Top 5 Companies to Work for in America - Business Insider
  • 2016 Most Valuable Employer for Military®- CivilianJobs.com - Seventh consecutive year
  • 2016 Top 50 Employers - Minority Engineer Magazine - Top-ranked utility
  • 2015 Top 50 Employers - Careers and the disABLED Magazine
  • 2015 40 Best Companies for Diversity - Black Enterprise
  • 2015 Top 10 Companies for Veterans - DiversityInc - Top-ranked energy company