John L. Pemberton
Senior Vice President and Senior Production Officer • Georgia Power
John L. Pemberton, senior vice presi-
senior vice president and general coun-
dent for Georgia Power, is responsible
sel for Southern Company operations
for coal, natural gas and hydro gen-
and Southern Nuclear. In this role, he
eration for Georgia Power, which serves
was responsible for overseeing legal
more than 2.4 million residential, com-
services, regulatory matters and exter-
mercial and industrial customers in
nal affairs for Southern Company’s oper-
the state. Georgia Power is the largest
ations organization and for Southern
subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern
Nuclear.
Company, with more than 17,000 mega-
Company, Pemberton served as chief
Before
joining
Southern
watts of electric generating capacity. Pemberton is also a
of staff for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of
senior production officer of Southern Company Generation,
Air and Radiation from 2001-2003, where he helped manage
which manages the generation of electricity for the company’s
the office’s efforts on several utility-related policy issues.
retail markets and competitive wholesale business.
Pemberton also was counsel and then chief of counsel for
the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Pemberton joined Southern Company in 2003. During
his career, he has held a number of leadership positions with
Southern Company, including vice president of governmen-
Southern Methodist University, as well as the Creighton
tal affairs in Southern Company’s Washington, D.C., office,
University School of Law. He currently serves on the board of
where he managed the company’s federal outreach activities.
the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation.
Prior to his current position, Pemberton served as
A native of Omaha, Neb., Pemberton is a graduate of