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Southern Company SO Purchased power — Total cost of sales
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Reported directly by Southern Company in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold.
The source filing: Southern Company’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026.
- Filed
- Apr 29, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q1 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q1 2026
- Accession
- 0000092122-26-000034
| Line item | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Total operating revenues | 8,397 | 7,775 |
| Operating Expenses: | ||
| Fuel | 1,491 | 1,292 |
| Purchased power | 244 | 250 |
| Cost of natural gas | 926 | 674 |
| Cost of other sales | 181 | 199 |
| Other operations and maintenance | 1,653 | 1,619 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,420 | 1,286 |
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).
FAQ
- What is Southern Company's purchased power — total cost of sales?
- Southern Company (SO) reported purchased power — total cost of sales of $244M in Q1 2026.
- How has Southern Company's purchased power — total cost of sales changed year-over-year?
- Southern Company's purchased power — total cost of sales decreased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $250M to $244M.
- What does purchased power — total cost of sales mean?
- This metric represents the total expenditure incurred by the utility to acquire electricity from third-party generators or wholesale markets to supplement its own internal generation capacity. It reflects the company's reliance on external supply sources to meet customer demand during periods of high load or when internal generation is insufficient or uneconomical. This cost is a critical component of the overall cost of sales for the utility's power delivery operations.
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