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Bonbright Conference Current Environmental Issues A Utility Perspective

Today's Discussion. Who we areEnvironmental challengesWhat we're doingWhere we're headedOur commitment. . Largest of four Southern Company electric utilities $7.2 billion in revenue 2.3M customers9,000 employees13,000 miles of transmission lines 61,000 miles of distribution linesHigh customer satisfactionRates about 15 percent below the national average.

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Bonbright Conference Current Environmental Issues A Utility Perspective

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    1. Bonbright Conference Current Environmental Issues A Utility Perspective Chuck Huling Vice President, Environmental Affairs Oct. 10, 2008

    2. Today’s Discussion Who we are Environmental challenges What we’re doing Where we’re headed Our commitment

    3. Who we are

    4. Georgia Power Generation Mix

    5. U.S. Capacity Additions

    6. Environmental Challenges Environmental controls Climate change Growth Water and waste management Changing landscape Political, regulatory, judicial

    7. Environmental Controls

    8. Climate Change

    9. Southern Company’s Position Climate change is a challenging issue for our world and our nation. Southern Company is committed to a leadership role in finding solutions that make technological, environmental and economic sense. The focus of this effort must be on developing and deploying technologies that reduce greenhouse gases while making sure electricity remains reliable and affordable.

    10. Climate Change Principles Any policy or legislation must ... Take a global approach Apply economy-wide – i.e. not target one sector over another Have limited economic impact Have achievable targets and timetables tied to the availability of technology

    11. Environmental Challenges Growth

    12. Water Management

    13. Waste Management

    14. Changing Landscape Political, regulatory, judicial uncertainty Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) Non-attainment for ozone and particulate matter

    15. What We’re Doing The basics Conserving, recycling, compliance with regulatory requirements … and so much more $5 billion in environmental controls, a diverse energy plan, sustainable change

    18. Historical Emissions Trends

    19. Diverse Energy Mix Replacing 540 megawatts of coal-fired generation with more than 2,500 megawatts of natural gas-generation Adding zero-emissions nuclear generation

    20. Sustainable Change Hybrid bucket trucks Voluntary no-idling policy SmartRide

    21. Where We’re Headed Investing $400 million on environmental research and development Developing one of nation’s largest biomass plants Energy efficiency programs to reduce demand by 1,000 MW by 2010

    22. Solutions – Balance – Stewardship – Our Environmental Commitment

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