Southern Company Responds to Obama Climate Change Plan | WABE 90.1 FM

Southern declined to respond directly to the plan but wrote in a statement, “Congress is best equipped to develop a national energy policy,” a signal the company isn’t keen on reforms coming by executive order and through the EPA.

Southern operates in four states and is parent company of Georgia Power. According to a recent study by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, it’s one of the top three carbon polluters in the country due to its size and continued reliance on fossil fuels to produce electricity.

In the statement, Southern says it will maintain a fuel balance that’s in the best interest of its customers.

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