History of Alabama Power in Timeline
Alabama Power Company, based in Birmingham, Alabama, provides electricity to 1.4 million customers in southern Alabama. It's a subsidiary of the Southern Company, a major electricity generator in the US. Besides electricity, Alabama Power operates appliance stores. It is a major utility provider in the Southeastern United States.
34 minutes ago : Alabama Power: New tool for energy tracking, water issues persist in Coosa Mountain.
Alabama Power introduced an online tool for energy tracking amidst summer heat. Residents of Coosa Mountain still lack usable water after Alabama Power drained the aquifer 16 months ago, causing ongoing hardship.
1999: EPA Enforcement Action
In 1999, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated an enforcement action against Alabama Power under the Clean Air Act.
2006: Pollution Control Upgrade Agreement
In 2006, Alabama Power agreed to invest over $200 million to improve pollution controls as part of a settlement with the EPA. In 2006, the Southern Environmental Law Center was involved in a case against Duke Energy that was appealed to the Supreme Court.
2017: Surveillance of Southern Company CEO
In 2017, Matrix hired a private investigator to surveil Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning near his home.
2021: Largest Carbon Dioxide Emitter
As of 2021, Alabama Power's James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant was reported to be the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide in the United States.
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