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 the security or securities.

                  Commercial paper issued during the first quarter of 1999.


Item 2.           Issue, renewal or guaranty.

                  Not applicable.


Item 3.           Principal amount of each security.

                  Various amounts ranging from $115,000 to $50,000,000.
                  Outstanding at March 31, 1999 - $324,094,000.


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

                  Rates ranging from 4.75% to 5.00%.


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

                  Not applicable.







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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.

                  Various dates until April 29, 1999.


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

                  Bank of America , First Boston and Merrill Lynch..


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.

                  Not applicable.


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 ___

                  Not applicable.







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Item 13.         Not Applicable.


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.

                  Not applicable.

                                           ALABAMA POWER COMPANY


                                           By:  /s/  Wayne Boston
                                                        Wayne Boston
                                                      Assistant Secretary
Date:  April 30, 1999