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.

                  Commercial paper issued during the quarter.

Item 2.  Issue, renewal or guaranty.

                  Not applicable

Item 3.  Principal amount of each security.

                  Bank Notes - Various amounts ranging from $11,000,000 to
                  $30,000,000. Outstanding at March 31, 2001 - $56,000,000

                  Commercial Paper - Various amounts ranging from $3,000,000 to
                  $50,000,000. Outstanding at March 31, 2001 - $304,000,000

                  Extendible Commercial Notes - Various amounts ranging from
                  $30,000,000 to $50,000,000. Outstanding at March 31, 2001 -
                  $90,000,000

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

                  Bank Notes - Rates ranging from 4.99% to 5.94%.

                  Commercial Paper - Rates ranging from 4.69% to 6.50%.

                  Extendible Commercial Notes - Rates ranging from 5.00% to
                  5.58%.

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

                  Bank Notes, Commercial Paper & Extendible Commercial Notes -
                  Various dates within the quarter ended March 31, 2001.


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

                  Not Applicable

Item 7.  Date of maturity of each security.

                  Bank Notes, Commercial Paper and Extendible Commercial Notes -
                  Various dates until June 26, 2001.

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

                  Bank Notes - Chase Manhattan Bank

                  Commercial Paper & Extendible Commercial Notes - Bank of
                  America, First Boston, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs (ECNs)

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.

Item 14. Not Applicable.





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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:  May 3, 2001                       ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                         By: /s/Wayne Boston
                                               Wayne Boston
                                           Assistant Secretary