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.
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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