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 Z 5.125% Senior Notes due February 15, 2019 (the
                  "Notes")

Item 2.           Issue, renewal or guaranty.

                  Issue

Item 3.           Principal amount of each security.

                  $200,000,000

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

                  5.125%

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

                  February 17, 2004

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.

                  February 15, 2019

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

                  The Company issued and sold the Notes to Barclays Capital
                  Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
                  and The Williams Capital Group, L.P., as the Underwriters,
                  pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated February 10, 2004.

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

                  None

Item 10.          Consideration received for each security.

                  $197,570,000 (98.785% of the principal amount)

Item 11.          Application of proceeds of each security.

                  The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used by the
                  Company for 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: February 19, 2004                        ALABAMA POWER COMPANY



                                            By: /s/Wayne Boston
                                                  Wayne Boston
                                               Assistant Secretary