SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.

                                   FORM U-6B-2

                           Certificate of Notification

                                    Filed by

                              ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
                                 (the "Company")


         This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.


Item 1.  Type of security or securities.

                  Bank Notes, Commercial Paper and Extendible Commercial Notes.

Item 2.  Issue, renewal or guaranty.

                  Not applicable

Item 3.  Principal amount of each security.

                  Bank Notes - None issued during the quarter. Outstanding at
                  December 31, 2003 - $0.

                  Commercial Paper - None issued during the quarter. Outstanding
                  at December 31, 2003 - $0.

                  Extendible Commercial Notes - None issued during the quarter.
                  Outstanding at December 31, 2003 - $0.

Item 4.  Rate of interest per annum of each security.

                  Bank Notes - None issued during quarter.

                  Commercial Paper - None issued during quarter.

                  Extendible Commercial Notes - None issued during quarter.


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Item 5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

                  No Bank Notes, Commercial Paper or Extendible Commercial Notes
                  issued during the quarter.

Item 6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 7.  Date of maturity of each security.

                  No Bank Notes, Commercial Paper or Extendible Commercial Notes
                  issued during the quarter.

Item 8.  Name of person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.

                  Bank Notes - Chase Manhattan Bank

                  Commercial Paper - Bank of America, First Boston, Merrill
                  Lynch & Southern Company Funding Corp.

Item 9. Collateral given with each security, if any.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10. Consideration received for each security.

                  Not applicable.

Item 11. Application of proceeds of each security.

                  Proceeds used for general corporate purposes, including
                  working capital.

Item 12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below
         whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was
         exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of:

                  a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section
                  6(b)___

                  b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section
                  6(b)___

                  c. the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission
                  other than Rule U-48 X .

Item 13. Not Applicable.

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Item 14. Not Applicable.

Item 15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
         provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
         Commission other than Rule U-48, designate the rule under
         which exemption is claimed.

                  Rule 52.


Date:  February 3, 2004                     ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                         By: /s/Wayne Boston
                                              Wayne Boston
                                          Assistant Secretary