What does the Southern Co. / AGL merger mean for your wallet?

It was a plan months in the making, with code names "Eagle" and "Falcon," that stayed under wraps until last week. Southern Company agreed to acquire AGL Resources for $12 billion in cash and debt. What might this mega-merger mean for consumers, the companies? The AJC talks to local business leaders and energy industry experts to answer those questions.

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Dan Klepal

Dan Klepal is editor of the local government team, supervising nine reporters covering county and municipal governments and metro Atlanta. Klepal came to the AJC in 2012, after a long career covering city halls in Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. He has covered Gwinnett and Cobb counties before spending three years on the investigative team.

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