Southern Company — arm in arm disruptor

THANK YOU!!! Southern Company heard and saw US!

We are friends and family, co-workers, and neighbors primarily from Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and friends from around the country who are using our voices and power. We demand Southern Company and their subsidiaries (Mississippi Power, Alabama Power, and Georgia Power) put utility ratepayers' interests over the interests of company shareholders. It is possible for Southern Company to be profitable AND equitable and we demand they do what is necessary to make that happen. Everybody deserves a stable home, decent work, and a livable future. But Southern Company has done nothing but actively deny the climate crisis and work to dismantle our democracy and reproductive rights.

CampaignsLindsay HarperJune 28, 2023Southern Company, Arm in Arm 4 Climate, UpdatesComment

Understanding Energy Burden

Did you know that Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are among the poorest states in the nation, yet they have some of the highest energy burdens? In 2018, ACEEE reported the average energy burden for low-wage families as 4.7%, more than double the national average. In 2021 the average median energy burden for Georgia was 4.1%, with low-wage household carrying an average of 9.6%. And for Alabama, it was 4.3%, with a median of 10.1%. Many of these are black and brown communities. These numbers are staggering.

It’s Time to Claim Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company

We believe everyday people can identify solutions for themselves and their communities. And across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi we are working together and sharing leadership to prioritize equitable solutions that address the climate crisis. For decades, our legislators have acted against the best interests of residents and constituents and instead prioritized the dividends of private industry. We believe our energy systems should support the health, safety and well-being of our communities, and not extract our wealth or threaten our well-being. To get there, we want to shift power into the hands of our communities to determine a clean and just energy future and to shift power away from the hands of shareholders and CEOs of Southern Company. And unlike their enablers, we do not take money from fossil fuel and other extractive corporations or their executives.