SOUTHERN COMPANY

Total Lobbying Spend

$300.4M

Filings

882

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$13,670,000	36	9
2024	$11,030,000	37	10
2023	$10,920,000	40	10
2022	$9,210,000	40	10
2021	$9,100,000	37	9
2020	$9,150,000	36	9
2019	$12,230,000	36	9
2018	$22,500,000	50	11
2017	$45,340,000	58	11
2016	$13,600,000	49	11
2015	$12,780,000	48	13
2014	$14,700,000	49	12
2013	$12,810,000	40	10
2012	$15,540,000	42	11
2011	$12,660,000	51	11
2010	$13,220,000	48	12
2009	$13,450,000	39	10
2008	$13,980,000	41	10
2007	$14,340,000	17	9
2006	$13,200,000	20	11
2005	$7,020,000	13	7
2004	—	14	7
2003	—	12	6
2002	—	8	5
2001	—	7	4
2000	—	6	4
1999	—	8	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	—	607
Environment/Superfund	—	391
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	256
Utilities	—	233
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	228
Transportation	—	157
Homeland Security	—	155
Budget/Appropriations	—	131
Commodities (big ticket)	—	95
Telecommunications	—	90
Agriculture	—	19
Small Business	—	18
Defense	—	10
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	—	9
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	9
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	9
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	—	7
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	4
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	4

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE, LLP (FKA TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS, LLP)	—	41
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP	—	15
BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP	—	41
BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.	—	4
BRACEWELL LLP	—	86
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	5
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP	—	15
FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP	—	44
GUIDEPOSTSTRATEGIES, LLC	—	15
INVARIANT LLC	—	8
LIEBMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	84
LJ CONSULTING, LLC	—	61
LTD GROUP, LLC	—	34
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP)	—	14

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.