<p>Southern Company and PowerSecure recently celebrated the first anniversary of the combined company.</p>
<p>The addition of Wake Forest, N.C.-based PowerSecure has strengthened Southern Company’s ability to meet customers’ current and future energy needs. It also has enhanced Southern Company’s offerings in distributed infrastructure, energy efficiency products and services, and utility infrastructure solutions.</p>
<p>“As energy technologies and customer expectations continue to evolve, the electric utility business model is increasingly expanding beyond the meter,” said Southern Company Chairman, CEO & President Thomas A. Fanning. “Today, there is demand for distributed infrastructure solutions that best meet each customer's unique energy needs. With the addition of PowerSecure to the Southern Company family, we're extending our commitment to create America's energy future by tapping into industry-leading expertise to deliver cutting-edge solutions to energy consumers nationwide.”</p>
<p>In the first year since the Southern Company acquisition, PowerSecure has successfully continued to expand its portfolio of customer-focused solutions, win new deals and build its pipeline of new business opportunities to record levels. Moreover, Southern Company and PowerSecure completed a successful integration while maintaining PowerSecure’s culture and entrepreneurial spirit.</p>