Southern Company plans to merge with AGL Resources through a $12 billion acquisition expected to complete by the second half of 2016, the company announced.
The acquisition will create the second–largest utility company in the U.S. with about 9 million utility customers in nine states. The combined companies’ 11 regulated electric and natural gas distribution companies will have a generating capacity of around 46,000 megawatts and have a combined service territory spanning 17 states.









