The Southern Company Q2 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Highlights
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.84, up $0.06 from Q2 2020 and above internal estimates. Year‑to‑date adjusted EPS up $0.26 versus first half 2020.
  • Retail electric sales recovered to approximately 97–98% of 2019 pre‑pandemic levels, driven by strong residential demand and industrial recovery.
  • Customer growth continued above expectations: new connections are 25% higher than forecast.
  • Southern Company reiterated EPS growth outlook of 5%–7% and 2024 EPS target range of $4.00–$4.30.
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project Update
  • Unit 3 Hot Functional Testing (HFT) is complete. This validates primary and secondary systems under full temperature and pressure.
  • Revised in‑service targets:
    • Unit 3: now expected in service Q2 2022 (previous estimate was earlier in 2022).
    • Unit 4: now expected in service Q1 2023 (previously late 2022).
  • Georgia Power’s projected share of total capital cost increased by $460 million due to schedule extensions, productivity trends, and replenished contingency. This led to a $343 million after‑tax charge in Q2.
  • Unit 3 fuel load expected late 2021 or early 2022.
  • Remaining Unit 3 “fuel load readiness” tasks:
    • Completion of nuclear fuel system documentation (“paper”).

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Rita and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Southern Company Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded Thursday July, 29, 2021. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Scott Gammill, Investor Relations Director. Please go ahead, sir. Scott Gammill: Thank you. Rita. Good afternoon and welcome to Southern Company's second quarter 2021 Earnings Call. Joining me today are Tom Fanning, Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company; and Drew Evans, Chief Financial Officer. Let me remind you that we will be making forward-looking statements today. In addition to providing historical information. Various important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including those discussed in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Qs and subsequent filings. In addition, we will present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we released this morning, as well as the slides for this conference call, which are both available on our Investor Relations website at investor.southerncompany.com. At this time, I'll turn the c

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