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SOUTHERN COMPANY

DC · US

producer of electricity

utilities

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$2,360,000

Connections

12

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

ENGENG
$9.2M
ENVEnvironment/Superfund
$7.6M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$6.5M
HOMHousing
$6.5M
CAWClean Air/Water/Soil
$6.4M
TRATransportation
$5.9M
UTIUtilities
$5.8M
BUDBudget/Appropriations
$5.8M
CDTCDT
$5.7M
TECScience/Technology
$5.7M

Lobbying Firms Retained

SOUTHERN COMPANY$5.7M
MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC$840K
BRACEWELL LLP$700K
THE SIMMONS & RUSSELL GROUP, LLC$660K
GUIDEPOSTSTRATEGIES, LLC$650K
POLARIS-HUTTON GROUP, LLC$560K
LJ CONSULTING, LLC$500K
FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP$120K
MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC$60K
LIEBMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.$20K

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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Employed byTHE SIMMONS & RUSSELL GROUP, LLCHired THE SIMMONS & RUSSELL GROUP, LLC to lobby on Electric UtilitiesSource
Lobbied forFERC Transmission Planning Rule (Order 1920)LDA filing: lobbied on FERC Transmission Planning Rule, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $3,080,000Source
Lobbied forInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Grid ModernizationLDA filing: lobbied on IIJA Grid Modernization, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $30,000Source
Lobbied forVogtle Nuclear Plant Units 3 & 4 (Georgia PSC Approval)LDA filing: lobbied on Vogtle Nuclear Plant, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $3,390,000Source
Employed byFARRAGUT PARTNERS LLPHired FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP to lobby on Electric UtilitiesSource
Employed byMISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLCHired MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC to lobby on IIJA Grid ModernizationSource
Employed byLJ CONSULTING, LLCHired LJ CONSULTING, LLC to lobby on Electric UtilitiesSource
Employed byLIEBMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.Hired LIEBMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byPOLARIS-HUTTON GROUP, LLCHired POLARIS-HUTTON GROUP, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byMILLER STRATEGIES, LLCHired MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byBRACEWELL LLPHired BRACEWELL LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byGUIDEPOSTSTRATEGIES, LLCHired GUIDEPOSTSTRATEGIES, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source