Southern Company

Effective March 31, 2023, Chris Womack will be president of Southern Company and a member of the Board of Directors. Womack also has been appointed chief executive officer of Southern Company effective immediately after the conclusion of Southern Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Thomas A. Fanning, the current chairman of the board, CEO and president of Southern Company, will

Southern Company applies with FERC to relicense 18 MW Lloyd Shoals hydro project

Southern Company filed an application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a new operating license for its 18 MW Lloyd Shoals hydro project. The dam impounds Lake Jackson on the Ocmulgee River in central Georgia. The project was built beginning in 1908, and all six turbine-generator units were commercially operating by 1917. Total annual generation at the project

Building on hydro’s strengths to integrate solar, microgrid into a portfolio

Southern Company has taken a unique approach to integrating its work with solar farms and microgrids into its existing generating portfolio and plant personnel, and hydro general manager Herbie Johnson shared it with POWERGEN International attendees Tuesday. During his presentation — entitled Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Saving Money, Attracting Talent by Wrapping Solar, Microgrids into the Hydro Portfolio

Eighteen hydropower sector leaders from around the world have been elected to the board of the International Hydropower Association (IHA).

Featured speakers: Come hear executives Hinnenkamp, Fanning speak at DistribuTECH

Two C-level executives with power-producing companies are giving keynote addresses at the upcoming DistribuTECH conference and exhibition, both of which have ties to hydropower.

S&P Global Platts recently announced the winners of its 2018 Global Energy Awards, and three of them have direct ties to hydroelectric power.

Why hydropower is a “forever asset” and an essential part of the power generation mix

As Herbie Johnson with Southern Company said, in a session at POWER-GEN International today, hydropower is a “forever asset,” and “the most positive sourc…

Learn all the ways hydro is at the table at POWER-GEN International

With hydropower being the single largest source of renewable electricity globally, it is vital this technology be included in discussions of electricity product…

CEATI proposes new QA/QC guide during recent event

CEATI International has said its member utilities will undertake the creation of a new guide to include training, specifications, inspections and testing proced…

Efforts by the Hydro Research Foundation to ensure the next generation of hydro employees to replace retirees…

Dealing with quality control issues during hydropower asset replacements

There is concern in the hydroelectric industry about quality control issues when it comes to hydropower asset replacements and repairs. …

Audio: Southern Company’s Kenneth Odom discusses educational pilot competition for undergrad engineers

A partnership between Southern Company and the Hydro Research Foundation looks to spark interest amongst undergraduate-level engineering students via a new prog…

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Helping the hydro industry worldwide deal with challenges related to equipment life…

Consumers Energy named to list of best employers for diversity in U.S.

Consumers Energy has been ranked 13th on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity….

HRF announces new class of researchers, new board of directors and advisory board

The Hydro Research Foundation announces the selection of five new student researchers, as well as a newly elected board of directors and advisory board….

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