SO — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of SO's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-07-30 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-04-30
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +341 | −130 | ~51 | 86 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +2 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings, Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
On May 28, 2026, the Georgia PSC approved a stipulation among Georgia Power, the staff of the Georgia PSC, and certain intervenors regarding Georgia Power's separate filings in February 2026 associated with recovery of fuel and storm restoration costs. The approved stipulation decreased annual fuel …
•Recovery of $31 million annually for storm restoration costs incurred after December 31, 2025.
•Recovery of Georgia Power's adjusted regulatory asset balance totaling $869 million, as determined through the proceedings and stipulation, related to storm damage as of December 31, 2025 over a period of 67 months from June 1, 2026 through December 31, 2031, or $156 million annually.
Additionally, the stipulation provided for the treatment of the Internal Revenue Code §45U PTCs generated from Georgia Power's nuclear generating facilities in 2024 and 2025, in which Georgia Power agreed to use $77 million of these tax credits for the benefit of customers.
See Note (B) to the Condensed Financial Statements under "Georgia Power" herein for additional information.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-30
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Southern Power committed to development projects to upgrade certain turbines at its existing Franklin and Wansley natural gas facilities, which are projected to add up to 400 MWs of incremental capacity. Commercial operations for the incremental capacity…
At March 31, 2026, Southern Power's average investment coverage ratio for its generating assets, including those owned with various partners, based on the ratio of investment under contract to total investment using the respective facilities' net book value (or expected in-service value for faciliti…
Consolidated net income attributable to Southern Company in the first quarter 2026 was $1.36 billion ($1.21 per share) compared to $1.33 billion ($1.21 per share) for the corresponding period in 2025. The increase was primarily due to increases in retail electric revenues associated with sales growt…
In the first quarter 2026, retail electric revenues were $4.64 billion compared to $4.60 billion for the corresponding period in 2025. Details of the changes in retail electric revenues were as follows:
Changes in rates and pricing resulted in a decrease in revenues in the first quarter 2026 when compared to the corresponding period in 2025 primarily due to lower contributions from commercial and industrial customers with variable demand-driven pricing at Georgia Power, partially offset by increase…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
The following table reports information regarding the adoption of "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements," as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, during the three months ended June 30, 2026 for Southern Company's directors and "officers," as defined in Rule…
Peter P. Sena IIIChairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Southern NuclearMay 5, 2026September 1, 20274,266
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-30
There were no adoptions, modifications, or terminations of "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements," as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, during the three months ended March 31, 2026 by the Registrants' directors and "officers," as defined in Rule 16a-1(f)…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice