Southern Says U.S. EPA Rules to Cost as Much as $18 Billion

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Southern Co., the biggest U.S. utility owner by market value, said proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules are “misguided” and will cost the company as much as $18 billion.

The planned regulations “are misguided in their content and timing,” Southern Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Fanning said today in a statement.