Alabama Power is the second-largest subsidiary of Southern Company and one of two US state utilities targeted in the March 2026 US-Japan $40 billion BWRX-300 SMR partnership. Alabama's energy-intensive industrial base — steel, chemicals, aerospace, automotive — makes it a natural SMR market needing reliable carbon-free baseload power. Alabama Power serves approximately 1.5 million customers and has experience operating the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant.
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