Southern Company Files Comments on Proposed EPA Rule

Southern Company SO today announced that it has completed a preliminary assessment of proposed federal regulations for coal-fired power plants and determined that the proposed rules would significantly impact customers and the overall U.S. economy as a result of higher costs for electricity and reduced reliability. Southern Company's evaluation of how the various federal regulations would impact the company is included in formal comments being filed today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed Utility MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) rule, which targets air emissions.