| 49. | Benefited      Parties.  It is understood and agreed that Corporation is      entering into this Master Agreement for Contract Services not only for its      own benefit but also and equally for the direct benefit of its parent and      affiliates, present and future, and that each and every right, benefit,      remedy and warranty accruing to Corporation hereunder likewise accrue to      its parent and affiliates, including but not limited to the right to      enforce this Master Agreement for Contract Services in their respective      names; provided, however, that in no event shall any provision of this      Master Agreement for Contract Services be construed as making the parent      or any affiliate of Corporation liable for any charges or other amounts      due hereunder incurred by any other affiliate.  The Southern      Company is the parent of Corporation and Corporation’s present affiliates      consist of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Mississippi Power      Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company, Southern Company Services,      Inc., Southern Electric Generating Company, Southern Nuclear Operating      Company, Inc., The Southern Investment Group Inc., Southern Electric      Railroad Company, Inc., and Southern Electric International,      Inc. |
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| TWO      WITNESSES:                        |   |   |                                      |   |
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|                                       |   |   |                                      |   |
|    /s/ Jannice C.      Ball |   | By:    |    /s/ Rom      Papadopoulos    |   |
| (Witness)                                  |   |   |                                      |   |
|                                       |   |   |                                      |   |
|    /s/ Kathy K.      Robb   |   | Title: |    Exec. VP, CFO &      COO |   |
| (Witness)                                  |   |   |                                      |   |

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| Attested:  (Gulf)               |   | By:    |    /s/ P. Bernard      Jacob |   |
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|                                      |   |   |                                   |   |
|    /s/ Terry A.      Davis |   | Title: |    Vice President            |   |
| (Asst.      Secretary)                    |   |   |          3/20/09        |   |

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