New service rates, higher customer demand, usage of cost-effective renewal energy sources and efficient cost management are expected to aid ES, NI, AES and AEE outperform first-quarter earnings estimates.
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The Southern Company (SO) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in each of the last four quarters. The utility has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 8.5%, on average.