Southern net surges to Q1 record $495 million as cold pushes most utility sales to Q1 highs

摘要

Much colder temperatures in the South and slowly improvingnindustrial demand helped Southern Company dramaticallynimprove first-quarter earnings to a record $495 million.n“We are off to a good start in 2010,” said Chairman,nPresident and CEO David Ratcliffe during the April 28 earningsnconference call. “While we are optimistic, we are still mindfulnwe are in the early stages of this economic recovery.”