Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our reports dated February 26, 2007 (which report on the financial
statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph concerning the change in method of accounting for the funded status of
defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans), relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Georgia Power Company,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Georgia Power Company for the
year ended December 31, 2006 and to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
February 28, 2007