Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Southern Company
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol SO)
Headquartered in:
Georgia
Major Industry:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry:
utilities
Penalty total since 2000:
$232,299,902
Number of records:
40
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $204,304,796 | 19 |
| employment-related offenses | $17,320,211 | 7 |
| financial offenses | $10,000,000 | 1 |
| competition-related offenses | $350,000 | 1 |
| safety-related offenses | $324,895 | 12 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $204,298,796 | 18 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $15,000,000 | 1 |
| accounting fraud or deficiencies | $10,000,000 | 1 |
| employment discrimination | $1,636,000 | 2 |
| wage and hour violation | $459,104 | 1 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Associated Names:
AGL RESOURCES; ALABAMA POWER; ALABAMA POWER SOUTHERN DIVISION COMPLEX; ATLANTA GAS LIGHT; ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY - MACON LNG PLANT; ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY - RIVERDALE LNG PLANT; CHATTANOOGA GAS; GA POWER CO PLT MCINTOSH; GA POWER CO. - PLANT BOWEN; Gulf Power Company FL0002275; MISSISSIPPI POWER; NICOR; Northern Illinois Gas Co.; OLEANDER POWER PROJECT, LP; SOUTHERN; SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING
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Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Company | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $200,000,000 |
| Southern Company | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Nicor, Inc. | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2007 | SEC | $10,000,000 |
| Northern Illinois Gas Co. | environmental violation | 2001 | IL-AG | $2,250,000 |
| Alabama Power | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $1,600,000 |
| Georgia Power Co. | employment discrimination | 2016 | EEOC | $1,586,500 |
| Southern Company | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $459,104 |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | energy market violation | 2009 | FERC | $350,000 |
| CHATTANOOGA GAS CO | environmental violation | 2009 | PHMSA | $303,000 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | (*) $200,000 |
| Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. | nuclear safety violation | 2018 | NRC | $145,000 |
| Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2011 | NLRB | $105,370 |
| Atlanta Gas Light Company | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $100,000 |
| GEORGIA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $56,000 |
| Georgia Power Company | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $49,500 |
| GEORGIA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $36,000 |
| Gulf Power Company FL0002275 | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $30,000 |
| GEORGIA POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $21,330 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $19,737 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $16,000 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $13,816 |
| GEORGIA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $12,471 |
| GA POWER CO PLT MCINTOSH | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $12,000 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $10,750 |
| ATLANTA GAS LIGHT CO. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $10,334 |
| ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY - RIVERDALE LNG PLANT | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $10,333 |
| ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY - MACON LNG PLANT | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $10,333 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $10,158 |
| AGL RESOURCES | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $10,000 |
| ATLANTA GAS LIGHT CO | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $10,000 |
| OLEANDER POWER PROJECT, LP | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $10,000 |
| GEORGIA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| THE SOUTHERN CO INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $6,400 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $6,300 |
| Nicor Inc. | energy conservation violation | 2014 | DOE | $6,000 |
| MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $5,785 |
| Alabama Power Company, Southern Division Complex | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $5,500 |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $5,143 |
| GA POWER CO. - PLANT BOWEN | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $5,038 |
| GEORGIA POWER | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $5,000 |
