Southern Co., Alabama Power meet with Trump officials on keys to economic revival

Officials from the Southern Company and Alabama Power made several recommendations at a meeting with Trump Administration officials to help restore the nation’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the Great American Economic Revival Energy Industry Group meeting at the White House on April 14, Southern Company and Alabama Power, which is part of the Southern Company, were among those in attendance across a variety of sectors, including energy.

In making its recommendations, Southern Company officials said the safety and health of its employees, customers, and communities is paramount. They added that access to clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy is essential to their customers and communities, stating that energy sector employees are crucial to critical infrastructure viability.

“We must ensure prosperity, growth, and opportunity for rural and underserved Americans through infrastructure investment,” the officials added. “Partnerships between the public and private sectors are necessary to maintaining critical infrastructure viability, security, and resilience. Decisions on when and how to return to normal operations will be informed by federal, state, and local guidance but ultimately made by critical infrastructure owners.”

They added that the Southern Company and its subsidiaries companies have maintained business continuity throughout this crisis while adhering to guidelines to help slow the spread of the virus.

“Charged with this special responsibility, we continue to fulfill our important role of powering our American way of life. We join those on the front line caring for our communities – our hospitals, first responders, and countless others – in doing our part to see us through the pandemic,” they said. “We look forward to working with the White House, Congress and state and local officials to meaningfully respond to these unprecedented challenges with the strength, character and resolve that defines our 27,000 employees, 9 million customers and the communities where we live and serve.”