What is Southern Company's net regulatory assets?

Southern Company (SO) reported net regulatory assets of $4.71B in Q4 2021.

What does net regulatory assets mean?

The net balance of costs or revenues that a utility is permitted to recover from or return to customers in future rates.

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionOther

CategoryRisk

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ4 2020

Last reportedQ4 2021Feb 17, 2022

A positive balance indicates future recovery of costs from customers, while a negative balance (net liability) indicates future refunds to customers.

Net regulatory assets represent the difference between regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities recognized under rat...

Specific to the utility industry; essential for understanding the regulatory recovery mechanism.

Metric ID: other_net_regulatory_assets

1 periods

	Q4 '21
Value	$4.71B

What is Southern Company's net regulatory assets?: Southern Company (SO) reported net regulatory assets of $4.71B in Q4 2021.
What does net regulatory assets mean?: The net balance of costs or revenues that a utility is permitted to recover from or return to customers in future rates.