Research and Development
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Industry Leaders
For more than five decades, Southern Company’s world-class Research and Development (R&D) organization has remained at the forefront of innovation. The organization’s research portfolio spans technologydevelopment for energy production, delivery and use, and is facilitating the transition to a net-zero energy system.
Through strategic partnerships with forward-thinking companies, government organizations, universities and research institutes, Southern Company is developing low- and no-carbon generation technologies, advancing renewables, energy storage and distributed generation solutions, and modernizing the grid.
Our Partners in Innovation
Southern Company is proud to collaborate with a variety of industry partners and stakeholders that share the mission of developing clean and resilient energy solutions to meet customers' current and future needs.
Emerging Technology Program
The Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program’s Emerging Technology initiative seeks to select and assess promising new technologies that have the potential to generate natural gas savings for Nicor Gas customers. This service seeks to introduce new energy-efficient technologies and practices to the market
