The Southern Company Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Adjusted EPS for Q2 2024 was $1.10, up $0.31 versus Q2 2023 and $0.20 above the company’s prior estimate of $0.90.
  • Drivers of outperformance included strong economic conditions, warmer-than-normal weather, and higher usage from commercial customers, notably data centers.
  • Weather-adjusted commercial electricity sales were stronger than expected; existing data center sales increased approximately 17% year-over-year.
  • Electric system reliability was highlighted, with the company handling the warmest second quarter in 38 years and a peak load of over 38,000 MW.

Financial & Operational Highlights

  • Q3 2024 adjusted EPS estimate is $1.30 (weather-normalized).
  • Customer growth in Q2 included 14,000 net new electric customers and 6,000 net new natural gas customers.
  • The project's pipeline for potential new industrial/commercial load totals nearly 200 projects and over 30 gigawatts of possible demand over the next decade.
  • About 40% of pipeline projects and 80% of potential load relate to data centers.
  • Company reiterates long‑term accelerated sales growth outlook: 6% growth from 2025–2028 (Georgia Power at 9%).
  • Georgia Power’s load commitments for the mid‑2030s have risen to more than 7.3 GW, more than double levels reported with the 2023 IRP Update.

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Sherry, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everybody to the Southern Company Second Quarter 2024 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. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Scott Gammill, Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Please go ahead, sir. Scott Gammill: Thank you, Sherry. Good afternoon, and welcome to Southern Company’s second quarter 2024 earnings call. Joining me today are Chris Womack, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company; and Dan Tucker, Chief Financial Officer. Let me remind you, we'll 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-Q and subsequent filings. In addition, we'll present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we've 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 it o

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