Southern
DC · US
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$800,000
producer of electricity
Tracked direct giving
$800,000
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$27,890,000
Connections
11
Coalition view
Southern operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC). Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined tracked giving
$800,000
Combined tracked receipts
$0
Combined lobbying spend
$39,180,000
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Institute | $800,000 | Jan 1, 2005 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by | MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC | Hired MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC to lobby on IIJA Grid Modernization | Source |
| Lobbied for | Vogtle Nuclear Plant Units 3 & 4 (Georgia PSC Approval) | LDA filing: lobbied on Vogtle Nuclear Plant, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $3,390,000 | Source |
| Employed by | Farragut Partners | Hired FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Employed by | THE SIMMONS & RUSSELL GROUP, LLC | Hired THE SIMMONS & RUSSELL GROUP, LLC to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Employed by | LJ CONSULTING, LLC | Hired LJ CONSULTING, LLC to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Advocated for | Vogtle Nuclear Plant Units 3 & 4 (Georgia PSC Approval) | Southern Company built and operated the Vogtle nuclear expansion and sought ratepayer cost recovery | Source |
| Coalition with | Electric and gas utility industry | Southern Company is a major utility holding company serving 9M customers in the Southeast | Editorial |
| Funded research at | The Heritage Foundation | Southern Company donor to Heritage Foundation energy research | Editorial |
| Funded research at | Heartland Institute | Southern Company funder of Heartland Institute | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC) | SouthernPAC is the political arm of Southern Company | Editorial |
| Employed | Tom Fanning | Former CEO of Southern Company (2010-2023) | Editorial |