Southern Power Co. Nov 10
Standard & Poors, November 2010
Abstract
Stable contractual-based cash flows with limited exposure to merchant markets No fuel-price risk in power contracts Competitive installed costs for electricity generation Operation in the Southern power pool High leverage Limited geographic, technology, and fuel diversity Cash-flow concentration in a small number of plants Refinance risk for the revolving bank loan due 2012, if drawn, and $575 million of senior notes Southern Power Co. is the unregulated, wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Co. (Southern; A/Stable/A-1) that owns or has interests in 7,671 megawatts (MW) of electric generation capacity in the southeastern U.S. Southern Power provided about 8.5% of Southern's earnings per share in 2009 and 2008. Southern Power is an important growth vehicle for Southern, and provides a significant portion...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Southern Power Co.,Alabama Power Co.,Georgia Power Co.,Gulf Power Co.,Mississippi Power Co.,Southern Electric Generating Co.,Southern Co.,Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc.,Alabama Power Capital Trust V,Southern Co. Services Inc.,Southern Company Funding Corp.
Action: Review
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Southern Power Co.,Alabama Power Co.,Georgia Power Co.,Gulf Power Co.,Mississippi Power Co.,Southern Electric Generating Co.,Southern Co.,Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc.,Alabama Power Capital Trust V,Southern Co. Services Inc.,Southern Company Funding Corp.
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