Acquisitions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Construction Projects

Southern Power Company's construction projects are detailed in the table below:

Solar Project	Seller	Nameplate Capacity	County Location in Georgia	Expected Commercial Operation Date	PPA Counterparty for Entire Plant Output	PPA Contract Period	Estimated Construction Cost
		(MW)					(in millions)
Taylor County	N/A	146	Taylor	Fourth quarter 2016	Cobb, Flint, and Sawnee Electric Membership Corporations	25 years	$	260	-	$280
Decatur Parkway	TradeWind Energy, Inc.	84	Decatur	December 2015	Georgia Power(a)	25 years	$	170	-	$173	(b)
Decatur County	TradeWind Energy, Inc.	20	Decatur	December 2015	Georgia Power(a)	20 years	$	45	-	$47	(b)
Butler	CERSM, LLC and Community Energy, Inc.	103	Taylor	December 2016	Georgia Power(a)	30 years	$	220	-	$230	(b)
Pawpaw	Longview Solar, LLC	30	Taylor	December 2015	Georgia Power(a)	30 years	$	70	-	$80	(b)
Butler Solar Farm	Strata Solar Development, LLC	20	Taylor	December 2015	Georgia Power(a)	20 years	$	42	-	$48	(b)

(a) Subject to FERC approval.

(b) Includes the acquisition price of all outstanding membership interests.