“And, Carly, that construction is scheduled to begin this year in 2026, so this is very immediate work that will be done.”

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“ith your question. Carly S. Davenport: Hey, thanks so much for taking my questions. One follow-up on the upgrade opportunities at Southern Power on the gas fleet. You announced some of those today, and it seems like there is another 300 megawatts on the table. Any sense you could give us on timing in evaluating that opportunity? Is that the extent of the upgrade opportunity you see on the gas fleet at Southern Power? David P. Poroch: From an upgrade perspective, that really covers the whole fleet if we work through the rest of those opportunities. In terms of timing, we are working through that—it could be over the course of the next year or so. We set out a plan to explore opportunities to uprate each one of the existing generation facilities within Southern Power. Christopher C. Womack: And, Carly, that construction is scheduled to begin this year in 2026, so this is very immediate work that will be done. Carly S. Davenport: Got it. Thank you. Then on Georgia, there are two seats up on the PSC for election this year. Could you provide your latest thoughts on the setup in terms of the focus areas of the candidates you have heard thus far, and any views on the latest temperature in Georgia around affordability and development? Christopher C. Womack: As you know, the primary election is in May. If there are runoffs, they will be June 16. There is a lot of conversation—everyone is on the campaign trail—about data centers, large load customers, and things like rate stability. All those issues are being debated on the campaign trail, and we will see how that plays out in terms of results. The Southern Company has been around for over 100 years, and we have seen a lot of twists and turns politica”