35-CERT

                           CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION

                                    Filed by

                              ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Pursuant to orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
dated December 15, 1994, January 17, 1996, August 26, 1996, January 14, 1997,
January 29, 1997, February 5, 1997, June 10, 1997, January 16, 1998, December 7,
1998 and June 8, 2001 in the matter of File No. 70-8461.

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Alabama Power Company (the "Company") hereby certifies to said Commission,
pursuant to Rule 24, as follows with respect to the transactions described
herein:

         1. On October 2, 2002, the issuance and sale by Alabama Power Capital
Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust ("Trust IV"), of 100,000 of its Flexible
Trust Preferred Securities (Five Year Initial Fixed Rate Period) (Liquidation
Amount $1,000 per Preferred Security) (the "Trust IV Preferred Securities") and
all transactions relating thereto were carried out in accordance with the terms
and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the application, as
amended, and of said orders with respect thereto.

         2. On October 2, 2002, the issuance and sale by Alabama Power Capital
Trust V, a Delaware statutory trust ("Trust V"), of 200,000 of its Flexible
Trust Preferred Securities (Seven Year Initial Fixed Rate Period) (Liquidation
Amount $1,000 per Preferred Security) (the "Trust V Preferred Securities") and
all transactions relating thereto were carried out in accordance with the terms
and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the application, as
amended, and of said orders with respect thereto.

         3. The issuance by the Company of $103,093,000 aggregate principal
amount of its Series D Junior Subordinated Notes due October 1, 2042 (the
"Series D Notes"), pursuant to the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of
October 2, 2002, supplementing the Subordinated Note Indenture dated as of
January 1, 1997, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as
The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, was carried out in accordance with the
terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the application, as
amended, and of said orders with respect thereto.

         4. The issuance by the Company of $206,186,000 aggregate principal
amount of its Series E Junior Subordinated Notes due October 1, 2042 (the
"Series E Notes"), pursuant to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
October 2, 2002, supplementing the Subordinated Note Indenture dated as of
January 1, 1997, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as
The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, was carried out in accordance with the
terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the application, as
amended, and of said orders with respect thereto.






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         5. The execution by the Company of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
October 1, 2002, providing for the guarantee by the Company of certain
obligations of Trust IV in respect of the Trust IV Preferred Securities was
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes
represented by the application, as amended, and of said orders with respect
thereto.

         6. The execution by the Company of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
October 1, 2002, providing for the guarantee by the Company of certain
obligations of Trust V in respect of the Trust V Preferred Securities was
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes
represented by the application, as amended, and of said orders with respect
thereto.

          7. Filed herewith are the following exhibits:

             Exhibit A - Prospectus Supplement with respect to the Trust
                         IV Preferred Securities, dated September 26, 2002.
                         (Filed electronically September 30, 2002, in File Nos.
                         333-72784, 333-72784-01 and 333-72784.)

             Exhibit B - Prospectus Supplement with respect to the Trust
                         V Preferred Securities, dated September 26, 2002.
                         (Filed electronically September 30, 2002, in File Nos.
                         333-72784, 333-72784-01 and 333-72784.)

             Exhibit C - Underwriting Agreement dated September 26, 2002
                         relating to the Trust IV Preferred Securities.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 1.5-A.)

             Exhibit D - Underwriting Agreement dated September 26, 2002
                         relating to the Trust V Preferred Securities.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 1.5-B.)

             Exhibit E - Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Alabama
                         Power Capital Trust IV dated as of October 1, 2002.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 4.12-A.)

             Exhibit F - Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Alabama
                         Power Capital Trust V dated as of October 1, 2002.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 4.12-B.)






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             Exhibit G - Third Supplemental Indenture to the Subordinated
                         Note Indenture dated as of October 2, 2002, between the
                         Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 4.9-A.)

             Exhibit H - Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the
                         Subordinated Note Indenture dated as of October 2,
                         2002, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
                         trustee. (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26,
                         2002, as Exhibit 4.9-B.)

             Exhibit I - Guarantee Agreement dated as of October 1, 2002
                         with respect to the Trust IV Preferred Securities.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 4.16-A.)

             Exhibit J - Guarantee Agreement dated as of October 1, 2002
                         with respect to the Trust V Preferred Securities.
                         (Designated in Form 8-K dated September 26, 2002, as
                         Exhibit 4.16-B.)

             Exhibit K - Opinion of Balch & Bingham LLP dated October 7,
                         2002.




Dated    October 7, 2002                    ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                            By /s/Wayne Boston
                                                 Wayne Boston
                                             Assistant Secretary

EX-99

                                                                       Exhibit K
                               Balch & Bingham LLP
                             1901 Sixth Avenue North
                            Birmingham, Alabama 35203
                                  205-226-3436


                                 October 7, 2002


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549

RE:      Statement on Form U-1
         of Alabama Power Company
         (herein called the "Company") et al.
         File No. 70-8461

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the statement on Form U-1, as amended, referred to above and are
furnishing this opinion with respect to the issuance and sale by Alabama Power
Capital Trust IV and Alabama Power Capital Trust V of their respective issues of
Trust Preferred Securities and the related issuance by the Company of its
Guarantee and Junior Subordinated Notes (all as defined therein) related to each
issue.

We are of the opinion that:

(a)  the Company is validly organized and duly existing as a corporation under
     the laws of the State of Alabama;

(b)  the subject transactions have been consummated in accordance with such
     statement on Form U-1, as amended;

(c)  all state laws applicable to such transactions have been complied with;

(d)  the Company's obligations with respect to the Guarantees and the each issue
     of Junior Subordinated Notes are valid and binding obligations of the
     Company in accordance with their terms; and

(e)  the consummation of the transactions did not violate the legal rights of
     the holders of any securities issued by the Company or any associate
     company thereof.

We hereby give our written consent to the use of this opinion in connection with
the above-mentioned statement on Form U-1, as amended, and to the filing thereof
with the Commission at the time of the filing by the Company of its certificate
pursuant to Rule 24.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           /s/Balch & Bingham LLP