What is Southern Company's regulatory asset?

Southern Company (SO) reported regulatory asset of $16.00M in Q3 2023.

What does regulatory asset mean?

Future costs that regulators have allowed the company to collect from customers later.

Southern Company Regulatory Asset decreased by 92.6% to $16.00M in Q3 2023 compared to the prior quarter.

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionOther

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2022

Last reportedQ3 2023

An increase suggests significant capital investment or deferred costs awaiting rate recovery, which may impact future cash flow timing.

Represents costs incurred by the utility that are expected to be recovered from customers through future rate adjustment...

Standard for regulated utilities; high levels are typical for companies with large infrastructure investment programs.

Metric ID: other_regulatory_assets

2 periods

	Q4 '22	Q3 '23
Value	$216.00M	$16.00M
QoQ Change	—	-92.6%

Range$16.00M – $216.00M

What is Southern Company's regulatory asset?: Southern Company (SO) reported regulatory asset of $16.00M in Q3 2023.
What does regulatory asset mean?: Future costs that regulators have allowed the company to collect from customers later.