ATLANTA, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of
Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz today
visited Southern Company's Energy Innovation Center in Atlanta's Tech Square. The Georgia Tech-hosted event marks the latest show of
support by the Department of Energy (DOE) for Southern Company's
extensive efforts to find real solutions benefiting America's
energy consumers.
During today's visit, Energy Innovation Center Vice President
Michael E. Britt took Sec. Moniz on
a tour of the facility, which demonstrates the company's commitment
to research and development, creative partnerships and
collaboration in providing innovative solutions for customers. Sec.
Moniz noted, "We are pleased to see an industry leader like
Southern Company moving in this direction."
DOE is a longtime supporter of and partner in Southern Company's
efforts to invent America's energy future through robust,
proprietary research and development (R&D). Through the Energy
Innovation Center, Southern Company is extending its R&D
commitment by identifying better, more reliable and more efficient
ways to increase value for customers through products and services.
Many of the ideas being tested in the center come from the Southern
Company system's more than 26,000 employees, while others are
surfaced through partnerships with leading universities, research
organizations and similarly focused companies such as Nest and
Tesla.
"Southern Company's decades-long partnership with the U.S.
Department of Energy has produced cutting-edge technologies that
are reshaping electricity generation in America," said Britt. "The
company is finding real energy solutions in coordination with
like-minded leaders in R&D – from Georgia
Tech and other leading universities to established
corporations and fast-growing startups."
In addition to the work taking place at the Energy Innovation
Center, Southern Company operates DOE's National Carbon Capture
Center in Alabama and has received
DOE support for its subsidiaries' development of the world's most
advanced coal plant in Mississippi
and two of the first new carbon-free nuclear units in a generation
of Americans in Georgia.
Sec. Moniz's visit to the Energy Innovation Center came during a
trip to Atlanta that included
several stops to see the extensive research under way across
Georgia Tech's campus.
With more than 4.5 million customers and approximately 44,000
megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is
the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its
subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and
affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in
four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale
customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of
customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless
communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent
customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are
below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment
to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing
America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy
resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century
coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating
new products and services for the benefit of
customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S.
Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs
magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50
Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise
magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and
designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The
company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History
from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and
commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among
the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most
Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at
www.southerncompany.com.
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