Southern Company (SO)

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Here's my prediction. NextEra (NEE) will buy Santee Cooper from South Carolina because the SC government wants out of the electric utility business and specifically the nuclear power business (VC Summer 2+3). SO will complete Vogtle 3+4 in the next couple years. NEE will spin off VC Summer 2+3 or at least make a mutual deal with SO because Vogtle 3+4 and VC Summer 2+3 are identical nuclear units. Of the two companies, NEE and SO, the better gain will be with SO.