Southern Company restores power after Hurricane Isaias
Published on 10/17/2026 at 10:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSStorm response details
- Southern Company reported restoration progress after Hurricane Isaias on October 10, 2026.
- Its utilities had restored power to approximately 420,000 customers by 6:00 p.m. ET on October 10, 2026.
- More than 6,400 outside personnel supported restoration efforts across the Southeast on October 10, 2026.
real-time quote of Southern Company stock. Southern Company said on October 10, 2026, that its teams were restoring power across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi following Hurricane Isaias, according to a Southern Company release distributed by PR Newswire.
Southern Company reported that Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power had restored service to approximately 420,000 customers by 6:00 p.m. ET on October 10, 2026. Approximately 80,000 outages remained, primarily in Alabama, the release said.
The company also said that more than 6,400 outside personnel were supporting the response. Utility crews and contractors from 25 states were involved in the coordinated restoration effort, according to the same release.
The week in figures
The dated company information available for the review period includes approximately 420,000 restored customers, approximately 80,000 remaining outages and more than 6,400 outside personnel supporting restoration on October 10, 2026. Southern Company’s news archive also lists a release dated October 15, 2026, concerning Georgia Power customer assistance and energy-saving resources during Energy Efficiency Month.
Chronology of the week
On October 10, 2026, Southern Company reported restoration of approximately 420,000 customer connections after Hurricane Isaias. On October 15, 2026, the company’s release archive listed Georgia Power customer-assistance information for Energy Efficiency Month. The archive also lists Southern Company’s third-quarter 2026 earnings release for November 5, 2026.
Dates of the coming week
Southern Company’s third-quarter 2026 earnings are scheduled for release on November 5, 2026, according to the company’s release archive. The next Xetra session is scheduled for October 19, 2026.
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