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The Commonwealth & Southern Corporation was a United States electric utility holding company controlled by J.P. Morgan & Co.. The company was incorporated in 1929, and it initially contained three other electric utility holding companies: the Commonwealth Power Corporation, Southeastern Power & Light Company, and Penn-Ohio Edison Company.[1]

After divestiture of its subsidiaries over time, it was finally dissolved in YYYY.

Proposed fix to the EBASCo article

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The Commonwealth and Southern Corporation, known today as the Southern Company, and the reorganized Electric Bond And Share Company (EBASCo) were both part of J. P Morgan's syndicate via his J.P. Morgan & Co..

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The Commonwealth and Southern Corporation, which owned several utility operating companies in the Midwest and the South,[1] some of which became part of the Southern Company, and the reorganized Electric Bond And Share Company (EBASCo) were both part of J. P Morgan's syndicate via his J.P. Morgan & Co..

Timeline

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Commonwealth & Southern

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  • 1929: Commonwealth & Southern incorporated in Delaware
  • YYYY: Commonwealth & Southern dissolved

Southern Company

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  • 1924: Southeastern Power & Light Company formed
  • 1924?: Southeastern Power & Light absorbs Alabama Power
  • 1926: Southeastern Power & Light absorbs Georgia Power
  • 1929: Commonwealth & Southern acquires Southeastern Power & Light: "In addition to the Southeastern properties, Commonwealth & Southern had a variety of mid western utilities and one other southern one, the Tennessee Electric Power Company, whose service area was contiguous with Southeastern’s." Source: Encyclopedia.com
  • 1933: TVA formed
  • 1935: Public Utility Holding Company Act: all utilities under a holding company must be contiguous and integrated
  • 1947: Commonwealth & Southern Corporation dissolved? (See Ohio Edison timeline that implies that Commonwealth & Southern was still an entity in 1949.)
  • 1947: Southern Company incorporated

Ohio Edison

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  • 1930: Ohio Edison incorporated by Commonwealth & Southern: an amalgamation of five Ohio utilities
  • 1930: Pennsylvania Power Company incorporated by Commonwealth & Southern: an amalgamation of some Pennsylvania utilities
  • 1944: Ohio Edison acquires Pennsylvania Power Company as its own subsidiary. (Ohio Edison was still a direct subsidiary of Commonwealth & Southern at this time.)
  • 1949: The SEC forces Commonwealth & Southern to divest itself of Ohio Edison
  • 1949: Commonwealth & Southern divests itself of Ohio Power Company
  • 1950: Ohio Edison acquires Ohio Power Company

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See also

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  1. ^ a b "The Commonwealth & southern corporation and its subsidiary companies: a public utility holding company group; outline of history and development". www.google.com/books. Retrieved September 9, 2021.