The Southern Company (SO) is set to release second-quarter results on Aug 1. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter is a profit of 91 cents per share on revenues of $6.3 billion.Let’s delve into the factors that might have influenced the power supplier’s performance in the June quarter. But it’s worth taking a look at Southern Company’s previous-quarter results first.Highlights of Q1 Earnings & Surprise HistoryIn the last reported quarter, the Atlanta, GA-based service provider ...