Southern Co. announced that CEO Tom Fanning is set to step down from most of his roles, and Georgia Power CEO Chris Womack has been tapped as his successor.

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market is set to begin operations on Nov. 9 despite an ongoing legal challenge from environmental groups.

A representative of the new Southeast Energy Exchange Market assured SERC on Thursday that its reliability role will not change under the new market.

Utilities in the Southeast are cleaning up their generation fleets, but large consumers say the monopolies remain an obstacle to their decarbonization goals.

FERC rejected a request by opponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market for a rehearing of proposed changes to the market.

A Southern Co. official gamely defended the Southeast Energy Exchange Market in a debate at the RE+ Southeast conference with three RTO proponents.

Southeast Energy Exchange Market members launched an informational webinar series for participants prior to the start of market trials in late summer.

Two experts on either side of the argument debated how the nascent market will work in practice using several basketball references.

FERC turned down another set of challenges to the Southeast Energy Exchange Market filed by environmental, clean energy and consumer groups.

Opponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn FERC's approval of the expanded bilateral market.