[에너지신문] 19 April 2016 - The Public Utilities Commission of Georgia has approved the proposed merger of Southern Company and AGL Resources. The transaction received the approval of the Virginia State Corporation Commission in late February 2016 and that of California in March 2016.

Southern Company operates around 44 GW of power generation capacity and serves more than 4.5 million customers. AGL Resources is the parent company of Virginia Natural Gas, a regulated utility providing gas distribution services to approximately 290,000 customers in south-eastern Virginia, including the Hampton Roads region. AGL Resources serves approximately 4.5 million utility customers through its regulated distribution subsidiaries in seven states. The company also serves over one million retail customers through its SouthStar Energy Services joint venture and Pivotal Home Solutions, which market natural gas and related home services.

When completed, the merger of Southern Company and AGL Resources is expected to create the second-largest utility company in the United States by customer base, bringing together 11 regulated electric and gas distribution companies providing service to approximately 9 million customers, nearly 322,000 km of electric transmission and distribution lines, around 129,000 km of gas pipelines and approximately 44 GW of power capacity.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2016.

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