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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables disaggregate revenue sources for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018:
 
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2018
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(in millions)
Southern Company
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
Retail electric revenues(a)
 
 
Residential
$
2,148

$
5,266

Commercial
1,527

4,084

Industrial
901

2,471

Other
29

92

Natural gas distribution revenues
433

2,299

Alternative revenue programs(b)
5

(23
)
Total retail electric and gas distribution revenues
$
5,043

$
14,189

Wholesale energy revenues(c)(d)
516

1,444

Wholesale capacity revenues(d)
177

479

Other natural gas revenues(e)
54

530

Other revenues(f)
369

1,516

Total operating revenues
$
6,159

$
18,158

(a)
Retail electric revenues include $17 million and $54 million of leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and a (net reduction) or net increase of $(98) million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, from certain cost recovery mechanisms that are not accounted for as revenue under ASC 606. See Note 3 to the financial statements of Southern Company under "Regulatory Matters" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on cost recovery mechanisms.
(b)
See Note 1 to the financial statements of Southern Company under "Revenues" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on alternative revenue programs at the natural gas distribution utilities. Alternative revenue program revenues are presented net of any previously recognized program amounts billed to customers during the same accounting period.
(c)
Wholesale energy revenues include $63 million and $217 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, of revenues accounted for as derivatives, primarily related to physical energy sales in the wholesale electricity market. See Note (I) for additional information on energy-related derivative contracts.
(d)
Wholesale energy and wholesale capacity revenues include $130 million and $31 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $318 million and $92 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of PPA contracts accounted for as leases.
(e)
Other natural gas revenues related to Southern Company Gas' energy and risk management activities are presented net of the related costs of those activities and include gross third-party revenues of $1.6 billion and $4.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, of which $0.9 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, relates to contracts that are accounted for as derivatives. See Note (L) under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information on the components of wholesale gas services operating revenues.
(f)
Other revenues include $92 million and $274 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, of revenues not accounted for under ASC 606.
 
Alabama Power
Georgia Power
Gulf
Power
Mississippi Power
 
(in millions)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
 
 
Retail revenues(a)(b)
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
721

$
1,142

$
200

$
85

Commercial
464

877

103

82

Industrial
392

385

37

86

Other
7

21

1

1

Total retail electric revenues
$
1,584

$
2,425

$
341

$
254

Wholesale energy revenues(c)
62

33

48

92

Wholesale capacity revenues
26

14

7

1

Other revenues(b)(d)
68

121

18

11

Total operating revenues
$
1,740

$
2,593

$
414

$
358

 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
 
 
Retail revenues(a)(b)
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
1,848

$
2,671

$
537

$
209

Commercial
1,238

2,343

291

212

Industrial
1,103

1,036

100

233

Other
19

62

4

6

Total retail electric revenues
$
4,208

$
6,112

$
932

$
660

Wholesale energy revenues(c)
234

99

104

259

Wholesale capacity revenues
75

41

20

6

Other revenues(b)(d)
199

349

50

31

Total operating revenues
$
4,716

$
6,601

$
1,106

$
956

(a)
Retail revenues at Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power include a net increase or (net reduction) of $(12) million, $(47) million, $(36) million, and $(3) million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $113 million, $(35) million, $(63) million, and $(11) million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to certain cost recovery mechanisms that are not accounted for as revenue under ASC 606. See Note 3 to the financial statements of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power under "Retail Regulatory Matters" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on cost recovery mechanisms.
(b)
Retail revenues and other revenues at Georgia Power include $17 million and $34 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $54 million and $100 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of revenues accounted for as leases.
(c)
Wholesale energy revenues at Alabama Power and Georgia Power include $6 million and $8 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $14 million and $21 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 accounted for as derivatives primarily related to physical energy sales in the wholesale electricity market. See Note (I) for additional information on energy-related derivative contracts.
(d)
Other revenues at Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Gulf Power include $27 million, $28 million, and $2 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $79 million, $80 million, and $5 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of revenues not accounted for under ASC 606.
 
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2018
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(in millions)
Southern Power
 
 
PPA capacity revenues(a)
$
168

$
450

PPA energy revenues(a)
336

892

Non-PPA revenues(b)
126

347

Other revenues
5

10

Total operating revenues
$
635

$
1,699

(a)
PPA capacity revenues and PPA energy revenues include $47 million and $139 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $141 million and $342 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to PPAs accounted for as leases. See Note 1 to the financial statements of Southern Power under "Revenues" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on capacity revenues accounted for as leases.
(b)
Non-PPA revenues include $47 million and $176 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, of revenues from short-term sales related to physical energy sales from uncovered capacity in the wholesale electricity market. See Note 1 to the financial statements of Southern Power under "Revenues" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note (I) for additional information on energy-related derivative contracts.
 
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2018
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(in millions)
Southern Company Gas
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
Natural gas distribution revenues
 
 
Residential
$
149

$
1,082

Commercial
45

313

Transportation
203

708

Industrial
4

28

Other
32

168

Alternative revenue programs(a)
5

(23
)
Total natural gas distribution revenues
$
438

$
2,276

Gas marketing services(b)
44

403

Wholesale gas services(c)
(10
)
121

Gas midstream operations
20

60

Other revenues

1

Total operating revenues
$
492

$
2,861

(a)
See Note 1 to the financial statements of Southern Company Gas under "Revenues" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information on alternative revenue programs at the natural gas distribution utilities. Alternative revenue program revenues are presented net of any previously recognized program amounts billed to customers during the same accounting period.
(b)
Gas marketing services includes $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of revenues not accounted for under ASC 606.
(c)
Wholesale gas services revenues are presented net of the related costs associated with its energy trading and risk management activities. Operating revenues, as presented, include gross third-party revenues of $1.6 billion and $4.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, of which $0.9 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, relates to contracts that are accounted for as derivatives. See Note (L) under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information on the components of wholesale gas services operating revenues and Note (I) for additional information on energy-related derivative contracts.
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability
The following table reflects the closing balances of receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities related to revenues from contracts with customers as of September 30, 2018:
 
Receivables
 
Contract Assets
 
Contract Liabilities
 
(in millions)
Southern Company
$
2,778

 
$
99

 
$
34

Alabama Power
649

 
1

 
14

Georgia Power
924

 
70

 
3

Gulf Power
186

 

 

Mississippi Power
96

 

 

Southern Power
142

 

 
17

Southern Company Gas
523

 

 
1

Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Revenues from contracts with customers related to these performance obligations remaining at September 30, 2018 are expected to be recognized as follows:
 
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 and
Thereafter
 
(in millions)
Southern Company(*)
$
168

$
406

$
322

$
322

$
310

$
2,112

Alabama Power
6

22

22

26

23

161

Georgia Power
10

41

38

40

30

113

Gulf Power
5

22





Mississippi Power
1

3

3

1



Southern Power(*)
75

310

283

277

276

2,005

(*)
Excludes amounts related to held for sale assets. See Note (J) under "Southern Company's Sale of Gulf Power" and "Southern PowerSale of Florida Plants" for additional information.