Research and Development

Southern Company continues to lead the industry by delivering greater value to customers in the ever-changing energy landscape. 

For more than five decades, Southern Company’s world-class Research and Development (R&D) organization has remained at the forefront of innovation. The organization’s research portfolio spans technology development for energy production, delivery and use, and is facilitating the transition to a net-zero energy system. 

Through strategic partnerships with forward-thinking companies, government organizations, universities and research institutes, Southern Company is developing low- and no-carbon generation technologies, advancing renewables, energy storage and distributed generation solutions, and modernizing the grid.