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Stanley Connally

Executive VP & COO, Southern Company

Search every verified Stanley Connally interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Stanley W. Connally Jr., executive vice president of operations at Southern Company and chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Services, has discussed the company's efforts to modernize its energy infrastructure and address evolving customer needs. In an October 2022 appearance, he described Southern Company's transition of its generating fleet, stating that the company had retired or converted about 80 percent of its generating units over the prior 15 years and reduced carbon emissions by nearly 50 percent, with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. He also commented on cybersecurity threats to the energy sector, noting that the company faces hundreds of thousands of attacks daily and expressing optimism about increased federal cooperation with private industry. Regarding electromagnetic pulse risks, he said that while such events could occur, widespread impacts were overstated, and utilities had studied and were protecting potentially exposed assets. In earlier remarks from 2013, when he was president and CEO of Gulf Power, Connally addressed the shift in fuel sources, noting that Gulf Power had moved from producing 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2009 to 69 percent from natural gas the previous year. He also defended the reliability of the U.S. electric grid, rejecting the notion that it was a "third world grid," and highlighted investments in smart grid technology and the company's storm response efforts across multiple states.

Recent appearances

  • "Building a Clean and Resilient Energy Future" - Stan Connally

    November 07, 2022 · 📺 Economic Club Florida

    Building a Clean and Resilient Energy Future Stanley W. (Stan) Connally Jr. is executive vice president of operations at Southern Company – one of the largest producers of energy in the United States - and chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Services (SCS). Prior to his current role, Connally served as the chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company’s subsidiary Gulf Power from 2012 through 2018. In that role, he was responsible for the integrated electric operations serving nearly 450,000 customers across northwest Florida, including external and regulator…

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  • Stan Connally | Conversations With Jeff Weeks | WSRE

    February 14, 2013 · 📺 WSRE PBS (Pensacola, FL)

    Gulf Power President and CEO Stan Connally talks with Jeff about how technology is changing the way we get our electricity, the future of nuclear power and the recovering economy. ---------------------------------------­------ WE’RE SOCIAL ---------------------------------------­------ FACEBOOK:   / wsretv   TWITTER:   / wsretv   INSTAGRAM:   / wsretv   SNAPCHAT: wsretv WEBSITE: wsre.org VIDEO: http://video.wsre.org CONVERSATIONS WEBSITE: http://www.wsre.org/local-programs/co... CONVERSATIONS FACEBOOK:   / conversation.  .

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