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.

                  Series Q 5.50% Senior Notes due October 15, 2017 (the "Notes")

Item 2.           Issue, renewal or guaranty.

                  Issue

Item 3.           Principal amount of each security.

                  $225,000,000

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

                  5.50%

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

                  October 22, 2002

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

                  Not Applicable






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Item 7.           Date of maturity of each security.

                  October 15, 2017

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

                  The Company issued and sold the Notes to Goldman, Sachs &
                  Co., Lehman Brothers Inc. and BNY Capital Markets, Inc., as
                  the Underwriters, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement
                  dated October 16, 2002.

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

                  None

Item 10.          Consideration received for each security.

                  $222,997,500 (99.11% of the principal amount)

Item 11.          Application of proceeds of each security.

                  The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be applied by the
                  Company to redeem all Series D 6.50% Senior Insured Quarterly
                  Notes due September 30, 2018 currently outstanding in the
                  aggregate principal amount of $217,875,000 at a redemption
                  price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued
                  interest and for other general corporate purposes.

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: October 29, 2002                   ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                         By: /s/Wayne Boston
                                               Wayne Boston
                                           Assistant Secretary