Document:

Exhibit 10(a)5
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT ("Agreement")
made and entered into by and between The Southern Company ("Southern"), Alabama
Power Company (the "Company") and Mr. Charles Douglas McCrary ("Mr. McCrary")
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties") is effective November
16, 2006. This Agreement amends and restates the Amended and Restated Change in
Control Agreement entered into by Mr. McCrary, Southern and the Company,
effective June 1, 2004.

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Mr. McCrary is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company;
         WHEREAS, the Company wishes to provide to Mr. McCrary certain severance
benefits under certain circumstances following a change in control (as defined
herein) of Southern or the Company;
         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the agreements of
the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

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                            ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS.

     For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     1.1 "Annual Compensation" shall mean Mr. McCrary's Base Salary plus Target
Bonus under the Company's Short Term Bonus Plan.

     1.2 "Base Salary" shall mean Mr. McCrary's highest annual base salary rate
during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date the Change in
Control is Consummated.

     1.3 "Beneficial Ownership" shall mean beneficial ownership within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

     1.4 "Benefit Index" shall mean the Hewitt Associates' Benefit Index(r), or
if such index is no longer available, cannot be used, or if pursuant to Section
1.5 hereof another Benefits Consultant has been chosen by the Compensation
Committee, such other comparable index utilized by the Benefits Consultant.

     1.5 "Benefits Consultant" shall mean Hewitt Associates or such other
nationally recognized employee benefits consulting firm as shall be designated
in writing by the Compensation Committee upon the occurrence of a Preliminary
Change in Control that would result in a Subsidiary Change in Control.

     1.6 "Board of Directors" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

     1.7 "Business Combination" shall mean a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of Southern or sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of Southern.

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1.8        "Change in Control" shall mean,

     (a) with respect to Southern, the occurrence of any of the following:

          (i) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 20% or more of Southern's Voting Securities; provided,
     however, that for purposes of this Section 1.8(a)(i) the following
     acquisitions of Southern's Voting Securities shall not constitute a Change
     in Control:

               (A) any acquisition directly from Southern;

               (B) any acquisition by Southern;

               (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related
          trust) sponsored or maintained by Southern or any Southern Subsidiary;

               (D) any acquisition by a qualified pension plan or publicly held
          mutual fund;

               (E) any acquisition by an employee of Southern or a Southern
          Subsidiary, or Group composed exclusively of such employees; or

               (F) any Business Combination which would not otherwise constitute
          a Change in Control because of the application of clauses (A), (B) or
          (C) of Section 1.8(a)(iii);

          (ii) A change in the composition of the Southern Board whereby
     individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to
     constitute at least a majority of the Southern Board; or

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          (iii) The Consummation of a Business Combination, unless, following
     such Business Combination, all of the following three conditions are met:

               (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
          held Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of Southern's Voting
          Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination hold
          Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 65% or more of the
          combined voting power of the Voting Securities of the corporation
          surviving or resulting from such Business Combination, (including,
          without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such Business
          Combination holds Beneficial Ownership of all or substantially all of
          Southern's Voting Securities or all or substantially all of Southern's
          assets) (such surviving or resulting corporation to be referred to as
          "Surviving Company"), in substantially the same proportions as their
          ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of
          Southern's Voting Securities;

               (B) no Person (excluding any qualified pension plan, publicly
          held mutual fund, Group composed exclusively of Employees or employee
          benefit plan (or related trust) of Southern, any Southern Subsidiary
          or Surviving Company) holds Beneficial Ownership, directly or
          indirectly, of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then
          outstanding Voting Securities of Surviving Company except to the
          extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination;
          and

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               (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors
          of Surviving Company were members of the Incumbent Board on the date
          of the Preliminary Change in Control.

     (b) with respect to the Company, the occurrence of any of the following:

          (i) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then
     outstanding Voting Securities of the Company; provided, however, that for
     purposes of this Section 1.8(b)(i), any acquisition by Mr. McCrary, any
     other employee of Southern or a Southern Subsidiary, or Group composed
     entirely of such employees, any qualified pension plan, any publicly held
     mutual fund or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
     maintained by Southern or any Southern Subsidiary shall not constitute a
     Change in Control;

          (ii) The Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of
     the Company ("Company Business Combination"), in each case, unless,
     following such Company Business Combination, Southern or a Southern
     Subsidiary Controls the corporation surviving or resulting from such
     Company Business Combination; or

          (iii) The Consummation of the sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the assets of the Company to an entity which Southern
     or a Southern Subsidiary does not Control ("Subsidiary Change in Control").

     1.9 "COBRA Coverage" shall mean any continuation coverage to which Mr.
McCrary or his dependents may be entitled pursuant to Code Section 4980B.

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     1.10 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     1.11 "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of Southern.

     1.12 "Company" shall mean Alabama Power Company, its successors and
assigns.

     1.13 "Compensation Committee" shall mean the Compensation and Management
Succession Committee of the Southern Board.

     1.14 "Consummation" shall mean the completion of the final act necessary to
complete a transaction as a matter of law, including, but not limited to, any
required approvals by the corporation's shareholders and board of directors, the
transfer of legal and beneficial title to securities or assets and the final
approval of the transaction by any applicable domestic or foreign governments or
governmental agencies.

     1.15 "Control" shall mean, in the case of a corporation, Beneficial
Ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the corporation's
Voting Securities, or in the case of any other entity, Beneficial Ownership of
more than 50% of such entity's voting equity interests.

     1.16 "Economic Equivalent" or "Economic Equivalence" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 1.23(f) hereof.

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     1.17 "Employee Outplacement Program" shall mean the program established by
the Company from time to time for the purpose of assisting employees in finding
employment outside of the Company which provides for the following services:

          (a) self assessment, career decision and goal setting;

          (b) job market research and job sources;

          (c) networking and interviewing skills;

          (d) planning and implementation strategy;

          (e) resume writing, job hunting methods and salary negotiation; and

          (f) office support and job search resources.

     1.18 "Company" shall mean Alabama Power Company, its successors and
assigns.

     1.19 "Company Business Combination" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 1.8(b)(ii) hereof.

     1.20 "Equity Based Bonus Plan" shall mean a plan or arrangement that
provides for the grant to participants of stock options, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock, phantom stock appreciation rights or any
other similar rights the terms of which provide a participant with the potential
to receive the benefit of any increase in value of the underlying equity or
notional amount (e.g., number of phantom shares) from the date of grant through
a subsequent date.

     1.21 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

     1.22 "Executive Employee" shall mean those employees of the Company of
Grade Level 10 or above.

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     1.23 "Good Reason" shall mean, without Mr. McCrary's express written
consent, after written notice to the Company, and after a thirty (30) day
opportunity for the Company to cure, the continuing occurrence of any of the
events described in Subsections (a)(i), (b)(i), (c)(i), (d)(i) or (d)(ii) of
this Section 1.23. In the case of Mr. McCrary claiming benefits under this
Agreement upon a Subsidiary Change in Control, the foregoing notice and
opportunity to cure will be satisfied if Mr. McCrary provides to the
Compensation Committee a copy of his written offer of employment by the
acquiring company within thirty (30) days of such offer along with a written
explanation describing how the terms of such offer satisfy the requirements of
Subsections (a)(ii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), (d)(iii) or (e) of this Section 1.23. The
Compensation Committee shall make a determination of whether such written offer
of employment satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.23(a)(ii), (b)(ii),
(c)(ii), (d)(iii) or (e) hereof upon consultation with the Benefits Consultant
and shall notify Mr. McCrary of its decision within thirty (30) days of receipt
of Mr. McCrary's written offer of employment. Any dispute regarding the
Compensation Committee's decision shall be resolved in accordance with Article
III hereof.

          (a) Inconsistent Duties.

               (i) Change in Control. A meaningful and detrimental alteration in
          Mr. McCrary's position or in the nature or status of his
          responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change
          in Control.

               (ii) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary
          Change in Control, Good Reason shall exist if Mr. McCrary is offered
          employment with the acquiring employer with a job title, duties and
          status which are materially and detrimentally lower than Mr. McCrary's

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          job title, duties and status in effect at the Company as of the date
          the offer of employment is received.

          (b) Reduced Compensation.

               (i) Change in Control. A reduction of five percent (5%) or more
          by the Company in any of the following amounts of compensation
          expressed in subparagraphs (A), (B) or (C) hereof, except for a less
          than ten percent (10%), across-the-board reduction in such
          compensation amounts similarly affecting ninety-five percent (95%) or
          more of the Executive Employees eligible for such compensation:

                    (A) Mr. McCrary's Base Salary;

                    (B) the sum of Mr. McCrary's Base Salary plus Target Bonus
               under the Company's Short Term Bonus Plan, as in effect on the
               day immediately preceding the day the Change in Control is
               Consummated; or

                    (C) the sum of Mr. McCrary's Base Salary plus Target Bonus
               under the Company's Short Term Bonus Plan and Long Term Bonus
               Plan plus the Target Bonus under the Company's Equity Based Bonus
               Plan, each of which as in effect on the day immediately preceding
               the day the Change in Control is Consummated.

               (ii) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary
          Change in Control, Good Reason shall exist if Mr. McCrary is offered
          Base Salary, Target Bonus under the acquiring company's Short Term
          Bonus Plan and Long Term Bonus Plan and Target Bonus under the

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          acquiring company's Equity Based Bonus Plan that, in the aggregate, is
          less than ninety percent (95%) of Mr. McCrary's Base Salary plus
          Target Bonus under the Company's Short Term Bonus Plan and Long Term
          Bonus Plan, plus Target Bonus under the Company's Equity Based Bonus
          Plan, each of which as in effect on the day the offer of employment is
          received;

          (c) Relocation.

               (i) Company. A change in Mr. McCrary's work location to a
          location more than fifty (50) miles from the facility where Mr.
          McCrary was located on the day immediately preceding the day the
          Change in Control is Consummated, unless such new work location is
          within fifty (50) miles of Mr. McCrary's principal place of residence
          on the day immediately preceding the day the Change in Control is
          Consummated. The acceptance, if any, by Mr. McCrary of employment by
          the Company at a work location which is outside the fifty mile radius
          set forth in this Section 1.23(c) shall not be a waiver of Mr.
          McCrary's right to refuse subsequent transfer by the Company to a
          location which is more than fifty (50) miles from Mr. McCrary's
          principal place of residence on the day immediately preceding the day
          the Change in Control is Consummated, and such subsequent
          nonconsensual transfer shall be "Good Reason" under this Agreement;

               (ii) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the case of a Subsidiary
          Change in Control, Good Reason shall exist if Mr. McCrary's work
          location under the terms of the offer of employment from the acquiring
          employer is more than fifty (50) miles from Mr. McCrary's work
          location at the Company as of the date the offer of employment by the
          acquiring employer is received.

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          (D) Benefits and Perquisites.

               (i) Change in Control - Retirement and Welfare Benefits. The
          taking of any action by the Company that would directly or indirectly
          cause a Material Reduction in the Retirement and Welfare Benefits to
          which Mr. McCrary is entitled under the Company's Retirement and
          Welfare Benefit plans in which Mr. McCrary was participating on the
          day immediately preceding the day the Change in Control is
          Consummated.

               (ii) Vacation and Paid Time Off. The failure by the Company to
          provide Mr. McCrary with the number of paid vacation days or, if
          applicable, paid time off days to which Mr. McCrary is entitled on the
          basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the
          Company's normal vacation policy or the paid time off program
          (whichever applicable) in effect on the day immediately preceding the
          day the Change in Control is Consummated (except for across-the-board
          vacation policy or paid time off program changes or policy or program
          terminations similarly affecting at least ninety-five percent (95%) of
          all Executive Employees of the Company).

               (iii) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary
          Change in Control, Good Reason shall exist if Mr. McCrary is offered a
          package of Retirement and Welfare Benefits by the acquiring employer
          that is not Economically Equivalent, as determined under Sections
          1.23(f) and (g) hereof.

          (e) Adoption of Severance Agreement. In the event of a Subsidiary
     Change in Control, Good Reason shall exist if the offer of employment by

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     the acquiring employer does not include an agreement to enter into a
     severance agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

          (f) Economic Equivalence. For purposes of Section 1.23(d)(iii) above,
     an acquiring employer's package of Retirement and Welfare Benefits shall be
     considered Economically Equivalent if, in the written opinion of the
     Benefits Consultant, the anticipated, employer-provided value of what Mr.
     McCrary is expected to derive from the acquiring employer's Retirement and
     Welfare Benefits is equal to or greater than ninety percent (90%) of such
     value Mr. McCrary would have derived from the Company's Retirement and
     Welfare Benefits using the Benefit Index.

          (g) Benefit Index Guidelines. For purposes of Section 1.23(f) above,
     the following guidelines shall be followed by the Company, the acquiring
     employer and the Benefits Consultant in the performance of the Benefit
     Index calculations:

               (i) Upon a Preliminary Change in Control that if Consummated
          would result in a Subsidiary Change in Control, the Company and the
          acquiring employer shall provide to the Benefits Consultant the
          applicable benefit plan provisions for the plan year in which the
          Subsidiary Change in Control is anticipated to occur. Plan provisions
          for the immediately preceding plan year may be provided if the
          Benefits Consultant determines that there have been no changes to such
          plans that would materially affect the determination of Economic
          Equivalence. If the acquiring employer's relevant plan provisions have
          not previously been included in the Benefits Consultant's Benefit
          Index database, the acquiring employer shall provide to the Benefits

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          Consultant such plan information as the Benefits Consultant shall
          request in writing as soon as practicable following such request. The
          Compensation Committees shall take such action as is reasonably
          required to facilitate the transfer of such information from the
          acquiring employer to the Benefits Consultant.

               (ii) The standard Benefit Index assumptions for the plan year
          from which the plan provisions are taken shall be used.

               (iii) The Company shall provide to the Benefit Consultant actual
          data for its Employees.

               (iv) The determination of whether or not the acquiring employer's
          Retirement and Welfare Benefits are Economically Equivalent to the
          Retirement and Welfare Benefits provided to Mr. McCrary by the Company
          shall be determined on an aggregate basis. All assessments shall
          consider all benefits in total and no individual-by-individual,
          plan-by-plan determination of Economic Equivalence shall be made.

     1.24 "Group" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(d) of the
Exchange Act.

     1.25 "Group Health Plan" shall mean the group health plan covering Mr.
McCrary, as such plan may be amended from time to time.

     1.26 "Group Life Insurance Plan" shall mean the group life insurance plan
covering Mr. McCrary, as such plan may be amended from time to time.

     1.27 "Incumbent Board" shall mean those individuals who constitute the
Southern Board as of February 23, 2006, plus any individual who shall become a
director subsequent to such date whose election or nomination for election by
Southern's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the directors

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then comprising the Incumbent Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
individual who shall become a director of the Southern Board subsequent to
February 23, 2006 whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest (within the meaning of Rule 14a-11 of the
Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act) with respect to the election or
removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Southern Board shall be a
member of the Incumbent Board.

     1.28 "Long Term Bonus Plan" shall mean any bonus type plan or arrangement
designed to provide incentive based compensation to participants upon the
achievement of objective or subjective goals that measure performance over a
period of more than twelve months.

     1.29 "Month of Service" shall mean any calendar month during which Mr.
McCrary has worked at least one (1) hour or was on approved leave of absence
while in the employ of the Company or any other Southern Subsidiary.

     1.30 "Material Reduction" shall mean (i) any change in a retirement plan or
arrangement that has the effect of reducing the present value of the projected
benefits to be provided to Mr. McCrary by five percent (5%) or more, (ii) any
five percent (5%) or more reduction in medical, health and accident and
disability benefits as a percentage of premiums or premium equivalents in
accordance with the Company's prior practice as measured over a period of the
three previous plan years from the date the Change in Control is Consummated, or
(iii) any five percent (5%) or more reduction in employer matching funds as a
percentage of employee contributions in accordance with the Company's prior
practice measured over a period of the previous three plan years from the date
the Change in Control is Consummated.

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     1.31 "Omnibus Plan" shall mean the Southern Company Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan, and the Design and Administrative Specifications duly adopted
thereunder, as in effect on the date a Change in Control is Consummated.

     1.32 "Pension Plan" shall mean The Southern Company Pension Plan or any
successor thereto, as in effect on the date a Change in Control is Consummated.

     1.33 "Performance Dividend Program" or "PDP" shall mean the Performance
Dividend Program under the Omnibus Plan or any replacement thereto, as in effect
on the date a Change in Control is Consummated.

     1.34 "Performance Pay Program" or "PPP" shall mean the Performance Pay
Program under the Omnibus Plan or any replacement thereto, as in effect on the
date a Change in Control is Consummated.

     1.35 "Person" shall mean any individual, entity or group within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of Exchange Act.

     1.36 "Preliminary Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following as administratively determined by the Southern Committee.

          (a) Southern or the Company has entered into a written agreement, such
     as, but not limited to, a letter of intent, which, if Consummated, would
     result in a Change in Control;

          (b) Southern, the Company or any Person publicly announces an
     intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if Consummated,
     would result in a Change of Control under circumstances where the
     Consummation of the announced action or intended action is legally and
     financially possible;

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          (c) Any Person achieves the Beneficial Ownership of fifteen percent
     (15%) or more of the Common Stock; or

          (d) The Southern Board or the Board of Directors has declared that a
     Preliminary Change of Control has occurred.

     1.37 "Retirement and Welfare Benefits" shall mean benefits provided by the
following types of plans and arrangements: pension plans, defined contribution
plans (matched savings, profit sharing, money purchase, ESOP, and similar plans
and arrangements), plans providing for death benefits while employed or retired
(life insurance, survivor income, and similar plans and arrangements), plans
providing for short-term disability benefits (including accident and sick time),
plans providing for long-term disability benefits, plans providing health-care
benefits (including reimbursements during active employment or retirement
related to expenses for medical, vision, hearing, dental, and similar plans and
arrangements).

     1.38 "Separation Date" shall mean the date on which Mr. McCrary's
employment with the Company is terminated; provided, however, that solely for
purposes of Section 2.2(c) hereof, if, upon termination of employment with the
Company, Mr. McCrary is deemed to have retired pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.3 hereof, Mr. McCrary's Separation Date shall be the effective date of
his retirement pursuant to the terms of the Pension Plan.

     1.39 "Short Term Bonus Plan" shall mean any bonus type plan or arrangement
designed to provide incentive based compensation to participants upon the
achievement of objective or subjective goals that measure performance over a
period of twelve months or less.

     1.40 "Southern" shall mean The Southern Company, its successors and
assigns.

     1.41 "Southern Board" shall mean the board of directors of Southern.

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     1.42 "Southern Committee" shall mean the committee comprised of the
Chairman of the Southern Board, the Chief Financial Officer of Southern and the
General Counsel of Southern.

     1.43 "Southern Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation or other entity
Controlled by Southern or another Southern Subsidiary.

     1.44 "Subsidiary Change in Control" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 1.8(b)(iii) hereof.

     1.45 "Target Bonus" shall mean the amount of incentive compensation
expressed as either a percent of salary or pay, an expected dollar amount, the
number of awards granted or such other quantifiable measure to determine the
amount to be paid or awards granted under the terms of the respective Short Term
Bonus Plan, Long Term Bonus Plan or Equity Based Bonus Plan, as used by the
Company or respective acquiring employer to measure the market competitiveness
of its employee compensation programs.

     1.46 "Termination for Cause" or "Cause" shall mean Mr. McCrary's
termination of employment with the Company upon the occurrence of any of the
following:

          (a) The willful and continued failure by Mr. McCrary to substantially
     perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting
     from Mr. McCrary's Total Disability or from Mr. McCrary's retirement or any
     such actual or anticipated failure resulting from termination by Mr.
     McCrary for Good Reason) after a written demand for substantial performance
     is delivered to him by the Southern Board, which demand specifically
     identifies the manner in which the Southern Board believes Mr. McCrary has
     not substantially performed his duties; or

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          (b) The willful engaging by Mr. McCrary in conduct that is
     demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or
     otherwise, including but not limited to any of the following:

               (i) any willful act involving fraud or dishonesty in the course
          of Mr. McCrary's employment by the Company;

               (ii) the willful carrying out of any activity or the making of
          any statement by Mr. McCrary which would materially prejudice or
          impair the good name and standing of the Company, Southern or any
          other Southern Subsidiary or would bring the Company, Southern or any
          other Southern Subsidiary into contempt, ridicule or would reasonably
          shock or offend any community in which the Company, Southern or such
          other Southern Subsidiary is located;

               (iii) attendance by Mr. McCrary at work in a state of
          intoxication or otherwise being found in possession at his workplace
          of any prohibited drug or substance, possession of which would amount
          to a criminal offense;

               (iv) violation of the Company's policies on drug and alcohol
          usage, fitness for duty requirements or similar policies as may exist
          from time to time as adopted by the Company's safety officer;

               (v) assault or other act of violence by Mr. McCrary against any
          person during the course of employment; or

               (vi) Mr. McCrary's indictment for any felony or any misdemeanor
          involving moral turpitude.

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     No act or failure to act by Mr. McCrary shall be deemed "willful" unless
done, or omitted to be done, by Mr. McCrary not in good faith and without
reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the
Company.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. McCrary shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a
copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the
Southern Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable
notice to Mr. McCrary and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be
heard before the Southern Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Southern Board, Mr. McCrary was guilty of conduct set forth in Section 1.46(a)
or (b) hereof and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

     1.47 "Total Disability" shall mean total disability under the terms of the
Pension Plan.

     1.48 "Voting Securities" shall mean the outstanding voting securities of a
corporation entitling the holder thereof to vote generally in the election of
such corporation's directors.

     1.49 "Waiver and Release" shall mean the Waiver and Release substantially
in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

     1.50 "Year of Service" shall mean an Employee's Months of Service divided
by twelve (12) rounded to the nearest whole year, rounding up if the remaining
number of months is seven (7) or greater and rounding down if the remaining
number of months is less than seven (7). If an Employee has a break in his
service with his Employing Company, he will receive credit under this Plan for
the service prior to the break in service only if the break in service was less
than five years and his service prior to the break exceeds the length of the
break in service.

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                        ARTICLE II - SEVERANCE BENEFITS

     2.1 Eligibility.

     (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, if Mr. McCrary's employment is
involuntarily terminated by the Company at any time during the two year period
following a Change in Control of Southern or the Company for reasons other than
Cause or if Mr. McCrary voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company
for Good Reason at any time during the two year period following a Change in
Control of Southern or the Company, he shall be entitled to receive the benefits
described in Section 2.2 hereof, subject to the terms and conditions described
in this Article II.

     (b) Limits on Eligibility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
Mr. McCrary shall not be eligible to receive benefits under this Plan if Mr.
McCrary :

          (i) is not actively at work on his Separation Date, unless Mr. McCrary
     is capable of returning to work within twelve (12) weeks of the beginning
     of any leave of absence from work;

          (ii) voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company for other
     than Good Reason;

          (iii) has his employment terminated by the Company for Cause;

          (iv) accepts the transfer of his employment to Southern, any Southern
     Subsidiary or any employer that acquires all or substantially all of the
     assets of Southern;

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          (v) accepts the transfer of his employment to any employer (or its
     affiliate) that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of a
     Southern Subsidiary or the Company and becomes an employee of any such
     employer (or its affiliate) following such acquisition (provided, however,
     that if Mr. McCrary would otherwise have been entitled to severance
     benefits under this Agreement but for this Section 2.1(b)(v), Mr. McCrary
     shall be eligible for benefits under this Agreement except for those
     outplacement, severance and welfare benefits described in Sections 2.2(a),
     (b) and (c) hereof);

          (vi) is involuntarily separated from service with the Company after
     refusing an offer of employment by Southern or a Southern Subsidiary, under
     circumstances where the terms of such offer would not have amounted to Good
     Reason for voluntary termination of employment from the Company by
     comparing each item of compensation and benefits of such offer of
     employment as set forth in Section 1.23(a)(i), (b)(i), (c)(i), (d)(i) and
     (d)(ii) above, with such items of compensation and benefits to which he is
     entitled at the Company as of the day immediately preceding the day of such
     offer of employment;

          (vii) refuses an offer of employment by an acquiring employer in a
     Subsidiary Change in Control under circumstances where such offer does not
     provide Good Reason under the requirements of Section 1.23(a)(ii), (b)(ii),
     (c)(ii), (d)(iii) or (e) hereof.

          (viii) elects to receive the benefits of any other voluntary or
     involuntary severance, separation or outplacement program, plan or

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     agreement maintained by the Company in lieu of benefits under this
     Agreement; provided however, that the receipt of benefits under any
     retention plan or agreement shall not be deemed to be the receipt of
     benefits under any severance, separation or outplacement program for
     purposes of this Agreement.

     2.2 Severance Benefits. Upon the Company's receipt of an effective Waiver
and Release, Mr. McCrary shall be entitled to receive the following severance
benefits:

          (a) Employee Outplacement Services. Mr. McCrary shall be eligible to
     participate in the Employee Outplacement Program, which program shall not
     be less than six (6) months duration measured from Mr. McCrary's Separation
     Date.

          (b) Severance Amount. Mr. McCrary shall be paid in cash an amount
     equal to three times his Annual Compensation (the "Severance Amount"). If
     any portion of the Severance Amount constitutes an "excess parachute
     payment" (as such term is defined under Code Section 280G ("Excess
     Parachute Payment")), the Company shall pay to Mr. McCrary an additional
     amount calculated by determining the amount of tax under Code Section 4999
     that he otherwise would have paid on any Excess Parachute Payment with
     respect to the Change in Control and dividing such amount by a decimal
     determined by adding the tax rate under Code Section 4999 ("Excise Tax"),
     the hospital insurance tax under Code Section 3101(b) ("HI Tax") and
     federal and state income tax measured at the highest marginal rates
     ("Income Tax") and subtracting such result from the number one (1) (the
     "280G Gross-up"); provided, however, that no 280G Gross-up shall be paid
     unless the Severance Amount plus all other "parachute payments" to Mr.
     McCrary under Code Section 280G exceeds three (3) times Mr. McCrary's "base

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     amount" (as such term is defined under Code Section 280G ("Base Amount"))
     by ten percent (10%) or more; provided further, that if no 280G Gross-up is
     paid, the Severance Amount shall be capped at three (3) times Mr. McCrary's
     Base Amount, less all other "parachute payments" (as such term is defined
     under Code Section 280G) received by Mr. McCrary, less one dollar (the
     "Capped Amount"), if the Capped Amount, reduced by HI Tax and Income Tax,
     exceeds what otherwise would have been the Severance Amount, reduced by HI
     Tax, Income Tax and Excise Tax.

          For purposes of this Section 2.2(b), whether any amount would
     constitute an Excess Parachute Payment and any other calculations of tax,
     e.g., Excise Tax, HI Tax, Income Tax, etc., or other amounts, e.g., Base
     Amount, Capped Amount, etc., shall be determined by a nationally recognized
     firm specializing in federal income taxes as selected by the Compensation
     Committee, and such calculations or determinations shall be binding upon
     Mr. McCrary, Southern and the Company.

          (c) Welfare Benefit.

               (i) Except as provided in Section 2.3 hereof, Mr. McCrary shall
          be eligible to participate in the Company's Group Health Plan for a
          period of six (6) months for each of Mr. McCrary's Years of Service,
          not to exceed a period of five (5) years, beginning on the first day
          of the first month following Mr. McCrary's Separation Date unless
          otherwise specifically provided under such plan, upon Mr. McCrary's
          payment of both the Company's and Mr. McCrary's premium under such
          plan. Mr. McCrary shall also be entitled to elect coverage under the
          Group Health Plan for his dependents who are participating in the
          Group Health Plan on Mr. McCrary's Separation Date (and for such other
          dependents as may be entitled to coverage under the provisions of the

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          Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) for the
          duration of Mr. McCrary's extended medical coverage under this Section
          2.2(c) to the extent such dependents remain eligible for dependent
          coverage under the terms of the Group Health Plan.

               (ii) The extended medical coverage afforded to Mr. McCrary
          pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) as well as the premiums to be paid by
          Mr. McCrary in connection with such coverage shall be determined in
          accordance with the terms of the Group Health Plan and shall be
          subject to any changes in the terms and conditions of the Group Health
          Plan as well as any future increases in premiums under the Group
          Health Plan. The premiums to be paid by Mr. McCrary in connection with
          this extended coverage shall be due on the first day of each month;
          provided, however, that if Mr. McCrary fails to pay his premium within
          thirty (30) days of its due date, his extended coverage shall be
          terminated.

               (iii) Any Group Health Plan coverage provided under this Section
          2.2(c) shall be a part of and not in addition to any COBRA Coverage
          which Mr. McCrary or his dependent may elect. In the event that Mr.
          McCrary or his dependent becomes eligible to be covered, by virtue of
          re-employment or otherwise, by any employer-sponsored group health
          plan or is eligible for coverage under any government-sponsored health
          plan during the above period, coverage under the Company's Group
          Health Plan available to Mr. McCrary or his dependent by virtue of the
          provisions of this Article II shall terminate, except as may otherwise
          be required by law, and shall not be renewed. It shall be the duty of
          Mr. McCrary to inform the Company of his eligibility to participate in
          any such health plan.

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               (iv) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3 hereof,
          regardless of whether Mr. McCrary elects the extended coverage
          described in Section 2.2(c) hereof, the Company shall pay to Mr.
          McCrary a cash amount equal to the Company's and Mr. McCrary's cost of
          premiums for three (3) years of coverage under the Group Health Plan
          and Group Life Insurance Plan, as such Plans were in effect as of the
          date of the Change in Control.

          (d) Stock Option Vesting. The provisions of this Section 2.2(d) shall
     apply to any equity based awards under the Omnibus Plan, the defined terms
     of which are incorporated in this Section 2.2(d) by reference.

               (i) Any of Mr. McCrary's Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
          outstanding as of the Separation Date which are not then exercisable
          and vested, shall become fully exercisable and vested; provided, that
          in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right, if Mr. McCrary is subject
          to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, such Stock Appreciation Right
          shall not become fully vested and exercisable at such time if such
          actions would result in liability to Mr. McCrary under Section 16(b)
          of the Exchange Act, provided further that any such actions not taken
          as a result of the rules under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act shall
          be effected as of the first date that such activity would no longer
          result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

               (ii) The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any
          of Mr. McCrary's Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units as of the

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          Separation Date shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock and Restricted
          Stock Units shall become free of all restrictions and limitations and
          become fully vested and transferable.

          (e) Performance Pay Program. The provisions of this Section 2.2(e)
     shall apply to the Performance Pay Program under the Omnibus Plan, the
     defined terms of which are incorporated in this Section 2.2(e) by
     reference. Provided Mr. McCrary is not entitled to a Cash-Based Award under
     the PPP, if the PPP is in place as of Mr. McCrary's Separation Date and to
     the extent Mr. McCrary is entitled to participate therein, Mr. McCrary
     shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to a prorated payout
     of his Cash-Based Award under the PPP for the performance period in which
     the Separation Date shall have occurred, at target performance under the
     PPP and prorated by the number of months which have passed since the
     beginning of the performance period until the Separation Date.

          (f) Performance Dividend Program. The provisions of this Section
     2.2(f) shall apply to the Performance Dividend Program, the defined terms
     of which are incorporated in this Section 2.2(f) by reference. Provided Mr.
     McCrary is not entitled to a Cash-Based Award under the PDP, if the PDP is
     in place through Mr. McCrary's Separation Date and to the extent Mr.
     McCrary is entitled to participate therein, Mr. McCrary shall be entitled
     to receive cash for each such Cash-Based Award under the PDP held as of
     such date based on a payout percentage of the greater of 50% or actual
     performance under the PDP for the performance period in which the
     Separation Date shall have occurred, and the sum of the quarterly dividends
     declared on the Common Stock in the performance year of and prior to the
     Separation Date. For purposes of this Section 2.2(f), payout of each
     Cash-Based Award under the PDP shall be based upon the performance

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     measurement period that would otherwise have ended on December 31st of the
     year in which Mr. McCrary's Separation Date occurs, all other remaining PPP
     performance measurement periods shall terminate with respect to Mr. McCrary
     and no payment to Mr. McCrary shall be made with respect thereto.

          (g) Other Short Term Incentives Under the Omnibus Plan. The provisions
     of this Section 2.2(g) shall apply to Performance Unit or Performance Share
     awards under the Omnibus Plan. Provided Mr. McCrary is not otherwise
     entitled to a Performance Unit/Share award under the Omnibus Plan, Mr.
     McCrary shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to a prorated
     payout of the value of his Performance Units and/or Performance Shares for
     the performance period in which the Separation Date shall have occurred, at
     target performance and prorated by the number of months which have passed
     since the beginning of the performance period until the Separation Date.

          (h) Other Short-Term Incentive Plans. The provisions of this Section
     2.2(h) shall apply to Mr. McCrary to the extent that he, as of the date of
     the Change in Control, is a participant in any other "short term incentive
     compensation plan" not otherwise previously referred to in this Section
     2.2. Provided Mr. McCrary is not otherwise entitled to a plan payout under
     any change in control provisions of such plans, if the "short term
     incentive compensation plan" is in place through Mr. McCrary's Separation
     Date and to the extent Mr. McCrary is entitled to participate therein, Mr.
     McCrary shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to his award
     under the Company's "short term incentive compensation plan" for the annual
     performance period in which the Separation Date shall have occurred, at Mr.
     McCrary's target performance level and prorated by the number of months
     which have passed since the beginning of the annual performance period

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     until the Separation Date. For purposes of this Section 2.2(h), the term
     "short term incentive compensation plan" shall mean any incentive
     compensation plan or arrangement adopted in writing by the Company which
     provides for annual, recurring compensatory bonuses to participants based
     upon articulated performance criteria, and which have been identified by
     the Compensation Committee and listed on Exhibit B hereto, which may be
     amended from time to time to reflect plan additions, terminations and
     amendments.

          (i) Pro rata Calculation. For purposes of calculating any pro rata
     Cash-Based Awards under Section 2.2(e), (f), (g) and (h) hereof, a month
     shall not be considered if the determining event occurs on or before the
     14th day of the month, and a month shall be considered if the determining
     event occurs on or after the 15th day of the month.

          (j) No Duplicate Benefits. Notwithstanding anything in this Section
     2.2 to the contrary, in the event that Mr. McCrary has received or is
     entitled to receive a Cash-Based Award under the PPP or the PDP as
     determined under the provisions of the Southern Company Change in Control
     Benefits Protection Plan (the "BPP") for the Performance Period which
     includes Mr. McCrary's Separation Date, then the amount of any such
     Cash-Based Award under this Plan shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by any
     such amount received or to be received under the BPP.

     2.3 Coordination with Retiree Medical and Life Insurance Coverage.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, if Mr. McCrary is otherwise
eligible to retire pursuant to the terms of the Pension Plan, he shall be deemed
to have retired for purposes of all employee benefit plans sponsored by the
Company of which Mr. McCrary is a participant. If Mr. McCrary is deemed to have
retired in accordance with the preceding sentence, he shall not be eligible to
receive the benefits described in Section 2.2(c) hereof if, upon his Separation

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Date, Mr. McCrary becomes eligible to receive the retiree medical and life
insurance coverage provided to certain retirees pursuant to the terms of the
Pension Plan, the Group Health Plan and the Group Life Insurance Plan.

     2.4 Payment of Benefits.

          (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4(b) hereof, the total
     amount payable under this Article II shall be paid to Mr. McCrary in one
     (1) lump sum payment within two (2) payroll periods of the later of the
     following to occur: (a) Mr. McCrary's Separation Date, or (b) the tender to
     the Company by Mr. McCrary of an effective Waiver and Release in the form
     of Exhibit A attached hereto and the expiration of any applicable
     revocation period for such waiver. In the event of a dispute with respect
     to liability or amount of any benefit due hereunder, an effective Waiver
     and Release shall be tendered at the time of final resolution of any such
     dispute when payment is tendered by the Company.

          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.4(a) above,
     if the Compensation Committee determines that it is necessary to delay any
     payment under this Article II in order to avoid any tax liability pursuant
     to Code Section 409A(a)(1), such payment shall be delayed for the period
     set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and such delayed payment shall bear a
     reasonable rate of interest as determined by the Compensation Committee.

     2.5 Benefits in the Event of Death. In the event of Mr. McCrary's death
prior to the payment of all benefits due under this Article II, Mr. McCrary's
estate shall be entitled to receive as due any amounts not yet paid under this
Article II upon the tender by the executor or administrator of the estate of an
effective Waiver and Release.

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     2.6 Legal Fees. In the event of a dispute between Mr. McCrary and the
Company with regard to any amounts due hereunder, if any material issue in such
dispute is finally resolved in Mr. McCrary's favor, the Company shall reimburse
Mr. McCrary's legal fees incurred with respect to all issues in such dispute in
an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

     2.7 No Mitigation. Mr. McCrary shall have no duty or obligation to seek
other employment following his Separation Date and, except as otherwise provided
in Subsection 2.1(b) hereof, the amounts due Mr. McCrary hereunder shall not be
reduced or suspended if he accepts such subsequent employment.

     2.8 Non-qualified Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans. Subsequent to
a Change in Control, any claims by Mr. McCrary for benefits under any of the
Company's non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation plans shall be
resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the procedures and
provisions set forth in Article III hereof and if any material issue in such
dispute is finally resolved in Mr. McCrary's favor, the Company shall reimburse
Mr. McCrary's legal fees in the manner provided in Section 2.6 hereof.

                            ARTICLE III - ARBITRATION

     3.1 General. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating
to the Company's obligations to pay severance benefits under this Agreement, or
the breach thereof, shall be settled and resolved solely by arbitration in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA") except as otherwise provided herein. The arbitration shall
be the sole and exclusive forum for resolution of any such claim for severance
benefits and the arbitrators' award shall be final and binding. The provisions
of this Article III are not intended to apply to any other disputes, claims or

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controversies arising out of or relating to Mr. McCrary's employment by the
Company or the termination thereof.

     3.2 Demand for Arbitration. Arbitration shall be initiated by serving a
written notice of demand for arbitration to Mr. McCrary, in the case of the
Company, or to the Compensation Committee, in the case of Mr. McCrary.

     3.3 Law and Venue. The arbitrators shall apply the laws of the State of
Georgia, except to the extent pre-empted by federal law, excluding any law which
would require the use of the law of another state. The arbitration shall be held
in Atlanta, Georgia.

     3.4 Appointment of Arbitrators. Arbitrators shall be appointed within
fifteen (15) business days following service of the demand for arbitration. The
number of arbitrators shall be three. One arbitrator shall be appointed by Mr.
McCrary, one arbitrator shall be appointed by the Company, and the two
arbitrators shall appoint a third. If the arbitrators cannot agree on a third
arbitrator within thirty (30) business days after the service of demand for
arbitration, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA.

     3.5 Costs. The arbitration filing fee shall be paid by Mr. McCrary. All
other costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by Mr. McCrary and the
Company, provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse such fees and costs
in the event any material issue in such dispute is finally resolved in Mr.
McCrary's favor and Mr. McCrary is reimbursed legal fees under Section 2.6
hereof.

     3.6 Interim and Injunctive Relief. Nothing in this Article III is intended
to preclude, upon application of either party, any court having jurisdiction
from issuing and enforcing in any lawful manner such temporary restraining

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orders, preliminary injunctions, and other interim measures of relief as may be
necessary to prevent harm to either party's interests or as otherwise may be
appropriate pending the conclusion of arbitration proceedings pursuant to this
Article III and nothing herein is intended to prevent any court from entering
and enforcing in any lawful manner such judgments for permanent equitable relief
as may be necessary to prevent harm to a party's interests or as otherwise may
be appropriate following the issuance of arbitral awards pursuant to this
Article III.

                       ARTICLE IV - TRANSFER OF EMPLOYMENT

     4.1 Transfer of Employment. In the event that Mr. McCrary's employment by
the Company is terminated during the two year period following a Change in
Control and Mr. McCrary accepts employment by Southern or a another Southern
Subsidiary, the Company shall assign this Agreement to Southern or such Southern
Subsidiary, Southern shall accept such assignment or cause such Southern
Subsidiary to accept such assignment, and such assignee shall become the
"Company" for all purposes hereunder.

                           ARTICLE V - MISCELLANEOUS

     5.1 Funding of Benefits. Unless the Board of Directors in its discretion
determines otherwise, the amounts payable to Mr. McCrary under the this
Agreement shall not be funded in any manner and shall be paid by the Company out
of its general assets, which assets are subject to the claims of the Company's
creditors.

     5.2 Withholding. There shall be deducted from the payment of any amount due
under this Agreement the amount of any tax required by any governmental
authority to be withheld and paid over by the Company to such governmental
authority for the account of Mr. McCrary.

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     5.3 Assignment. Neither Mr. McCrary nor his beneficiaries shall have any
rights to sell, assign, transfer, encumber, or otherwise convey the right to
receive the payment of any amount due hereunder, which payment and the rights
thereto are expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable. Any
attempt to do so shall be null and void and of no effect.

     5.4 Interpretation. This Agreement is intended to comply with the
provisions of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder in order to avoid any additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1). In the
event it is necessary to interpret the provisions of this Agreement for purposes
of its operation, such interpretation shall, to the extent possible, be
consistent with such intent.

     5.5 Amendment and Termination. The Agreement may be amended or terminated
only by a writing executed by the parties.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this
1st day of May, 2007.

                                             THE SOUTHERN COMPANY

                                             By:  /s/David M. Ratcliffe

                                             ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

                                             By:  /s/Robert A. Bell

                                             MR. MCCRARY

                                             /s/C. McCrary
                                             Charles Douglas
                                             McCrary

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                                    Exhibit A

                           CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

                               Waiver and Release

         The attached Waiver and Release is to be given to Mr. Charles Douglas
McCrary upon the occurrence of an event that triggers eligibility for severance
benefits under the Change in Control Agreement, as described in Section 2.2 of
such Agreement.

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                           CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

                               Waiver and Release

         I, Charles Douglas McCrary, understand that I am entitled to receive
the severance benefits described in Article II of the Change in Control
Agreement (the "Agreement") if I execute this Waiver and Release ("Waiver"). I
understand that the benefits I will receive under the Agreement are in excess of
those I would have received from The Southern Company and Alabama Power Company
(collectively, the "Company") if I had not elected to sign this Waiver.

         I recognize that I may have a claim against the Company under the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended,
the Americans with Disabilities Act or other federal, state and local laws.

         In exchange for receiving the severance and welfare benefits under
Article II of the Agreement, I hereby voluntarily and irrevocably waive,
release, dismiss with prejudice, and withdraw all claims, complaints, suits or
demands of any kind whatsoever (whether known or unknown) which I ever had, may
have, or now have against The Southern Company, Southern Company Services, Inc.,
Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi
Power Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company, Southern Communications
Services, Inc. d/b/a Southern LINC, Southern Company Energy Solutions, L.L.C.,
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Southern Telecom, Inc., Southern
Company Management Development, Inc., and other current or former subsidiaries
or affiliates of The Southern Company and their past, present and future
officers, directors, employees, agents, insurers and attorneys (collectively,
the "Releasees"), arising from or relating to (directly or indirectly) my
employment or the termination of my employment or other events occurred as of
the date of execution of this Agreement, including but not limited to:

                  (a) claims for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
         of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor
         Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans With
         Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,
         42 U.S.C. ss. 1981, the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor
         Management Relations Act, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11141,
         the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the
         Employee Retirement Income Security Act;

                  (b) claims for violations of any other federal or state
         statute or regulation or local ordinance;

                  (c) claims for lost or unpaid wages, compensation, or
         benefits, defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional
         distress, assault, battery, wrongful or constructive discharge,
         negligent hiring, retention or supervision, fraud, misrepresentation,
         conversion, tortious interference, breach of contract, or breach of
         fiduciary duty;

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                  (d) claims to benefits under any bonus, severance, workforce
         reduction, early retirement, outplacement, or any other similar type
         plan sponsored by the Company (except for those plans listed below); or

                  (e) any other claims under state law arising in tort or
         contract.

         In signing this Agreement, I am not releasing any claims that may arise
under the terms of this Agreement or which may arise out of events occurring
after the date I execute this Agreement.

         I am also not releasing claims to benefits that I am already entitled
to receive under The Southern Company Pension Plan, The Southern Company
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan, The
Southern Company Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, The Southern Company
Change in Control Benefits Protection Plan or under any workers' compensation
laws. However, I understand and acknowledge that nothing herein is intended to
or shall be construed to require the Company to institute or continue in effect
any particular plan or benefit sponsored by the Company and the Company hereby
reserves the right to amend or terminate any of its benefit programs at any time
in accordance with the procedures set forth in such plans.

         Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit me from engaging in protected
activities under applicable law (including protected activities described in
Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act) or from communicating, either
voluntarily or otherwise, with any governmental agency concerning any potential
violation of the law.

         I understand and agree for a period of two (2) years after the date I
execute this Agreement, I will regard and treat as strictly confidential all
valuable, non-public, competitively sensitive data and information relating to
the Releasees' business that is not generally known by or readily available to
Releasees' competitors and I will not for any reason, either directly or
indirectly, use, sell, lend, lease, distribute, license, transfer, assign, show,
disclose, disseminate, reproduce, copy, or otherwise communicate any such
information to any third party for my own benefit or for any purpose, other than
in accordance with the express, written instructions of the Company or
Releasees.

         I further understand and agree that I will regard and treat as strictly
confidential all trade secrets of Releasees for as long as such items remain
trade secrets under applicable law and I will not for any reason, either
directly or indirectly, use, sell, lend, lease, distribute, license, transfer,
assign, show, disclose, disseminate, reproduce, copy, or otherwise communicate
any such trade secrets to any third party for my own benefit or for any purpose,
other than in accordance with the express, written instructions of the Company
or Releasees.

         I further agree to keep confidential and not disclose the terms of this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the benefits under the Agreement,
except to my spouse, attorneys or financial advisors (who must be informed of
and agree to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in this
Agreement before I disclose any information to them about this Agreement), or
where such disclosure is required by law.

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         I agree to return to the Company prior to my last day of employment all
property of the Company, including but not limited to data, lists, information,
memoranda, documents, identification cards, credit cards, parking cards, keys,
computers, fax machines, beepers, phones, and files (including copies thereof).

         I understand and agree that I will not seek re-employment as an
employee, leased employee or independent contractor with the Company or any
Southern Company subsidiary or affiliate during the twenty-four (24) month
period beginning immediately following my execution of this Agreement.

         I have carefully read this agreement and I fully understand all of the
provisions of this Waiver.

         I have been encouraged and advised in writing to seek advice from
anyone of my choosing regarding this Waiver (including my attorney, accountant
or tax advisor). Prior to signing this Waiver, I have been given the opportunity
and sufficient time to seek such advice.

         I have had the opportunity to review and consider this Waiver for a
period of at least twenty-one (21) days before signing it.

         I understand that I may revoke this Waiver at any time during the seven
(7) calendar day period after I sign this Waiver. In order to revoke this
Waiver, I must deliver written notification of such revocation to the
Compensation Committee. I understand that this Waiver is not effective until the
expiration of this seven (7) calendar day revocation period. I understand that
upon the expiration of such seven (7) calendar day revocation period this entire
Waiver will be binding upon me and will be irrevocable. Revocation of this
Waiver will not alter or change the termination of my employment by the Company.

         In signing this Waiver, I am not relying on any representation or
statement (written or oral) not specifically set forth in this Waiver, the
Agreement or by the company or any of its representatives with regard to the
subject matter, basis, or effect of this Waiver or otherwise.

         I was not coerced, threatened, or otherwise forced to sign this Waiver.
I am voluntarily signing and delivering this Waiver of my own free will.

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I understand that by signing this Waiver I am giving up rights I may have. I
understand I do not have to sign this Waiver.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby executes this Waiver this ____
day of ________________, in the year _____.

                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Charles Douglas McCrary

Sworn to and subscribed to me this

___day of _________, ____

--------------------------
Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

---------------------------
(Notary Seal)

         Acknowledged and Accepted by the Company.

By:
         -----------------------------------
Date:
         -----------------------------------

                                     5 of 5Exhibit 10(a)8

                                SOUTHERN COMPANY
                                CHANGE IN CONTROL
                            BENEFITS PROTECTION PLAN

                          AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

                              Troutman Sanders LLP
                        Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200
                           600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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                                SOUTHERN COMPANY
                                CHANGE IN CONTROL

                            BENEFITS PROTECTION PLAN

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                    ARTICLE I - PURPOSE AND ADOPTION OF PLAN

     1.1 Adoption of Plan. Southern Company Services, Inc. hereby adopts this
Amended and Restated Southern Company Change in Control Benefits Protection Plan
effective this 28 day of February, 2007. The Plan is an amendment and
restatement of the Plan which was originally effective November 16, 2006.

     1.2 Purpose. The Plan defines the events that constitute a Southern Change
in Control and a Subsidiary Change in Control, protects the benefits to be
provided to employees of the Employing Companies under certain incentive-based
compensation plans and arrangements upon such a Change in Control and creates a
protocol for transferring funds from the Employing Companies to the Southern
Company Deferred Compensation Trust as a reserve for the payment of deferred
compensation and non-qualified retirement benefits following certain change in
control events involving Southern Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

                            ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

     2.1 "Administrative Committee" shall mean the Board of Directors.

     2.2 "Beneficial Ownership" shall mean beneficial ownership within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

     2.3 "Board of Directors" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

     2.4 "Business Combination" shall mean a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of Southern Company or a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of Southern Company.

     2.5 "Change in Control" shall mean a Southern Change in Control or a
Subsidiary Change in Control, as applicable.

     2.6 "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of Southern Company.

     2.7 "Company" shall mean Southern Company Services, Inc., its successors
and assigns.

     2.8 "Consummation" shall mean the completion of the final act necessary to
complete a transaction as a matter of law, including, but not limited to, any
required approvals by the corporation's shareholders and board of directors, the
transfer of legal and beneficial title to securities or assets and the final
approval of the transaction by any applicable domestic or foreign governments or
agencies.

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     2.9 "Control" shall mean, in the case of a corporation, Beneficial
Ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the corporation's
Voting Securities, or in the case of any other entity, Beneficial Ownership of
more than 50% of such entity's voting equity interests.

     2.10 "DCP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

     2.11 "Employee" shall mean an employee of an Employing Company as of the
date of a Southern Change in Control.

     2.12 "Employing Company" shall mean Southern Company, the Company, or any
other corporation or other entity Controlled by Southern Company, directly or
indirectly, which the Compensation and Management Succession Committee of the
Southern Company Board of Directors has authorized to participate in the Plan
and which has thereafter adopted the Plan, and any successor of any of them.

     2.13 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

     2.14 "Funding Change in Control" shall mean any of the following:

          (a) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 35% or more of Southern Company's Voting Securities; provided,
     however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
     acquisitions of Southern Company's Voting Securities shall not constitute a
     Change in Control:

               (i) any acquisition directly from Southern Company;

               (ii) any acquisition by Southern Company;

               (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related
          trust) sponsored or maintained by Southern Company or any corporation
          controlled by Southern Company;

               (iv) any acquisition by a qualified pension plan or publicly held
          mutual fund;

               (v) any acquisition by an employee of Southern Company or its
          subsidiary or affiliate, or Group composed exclusively of such
          employees; or

               (vi) any Business Combination which would not otherwise
          constitute a Funding Change in Control because of the application of
          clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.14(a);

          (b) A change in the composition of the Southern Board whereby
     individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to
     constitute at least a majority of the Southern Board;

          (c) The Consummation of a Business Combination, unless, following such
     Business Combination, all of the following three conditions are met:

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               (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
          held Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of Southern Company's Voting
          Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
          own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power
          of the Voting Securities of the corporation surviving or resulting
          from such Business Combination, (including, without limitation, a
          corporation which as a result of such transaction holds Beneficial
          Ownership of all or substantially all of Southern Company's Voting
          Securities or all or substantially all of Southern Company's assets)
          (such surviving or resulting corporation to be referred to as
          "Surviving Company"), in substantially the same proportions as their
          ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of Southern
          Company's Voting Securities;

               (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such
          Business Combination, any qualified pension plan, publicly held mutual
          fund, Group composed exclusively of employees or employee benefit plan
          (or related trust) of Southern Company, its subsidiaries or Surviving
          Company) holds Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 35% or
          more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting
          Securities of Surviving Company except to the extent that such
          ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and

               (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of
          directors of Surviving Company were members of the Incumbent Board at
          the earlier of the date of execution of the initial agreement, or of
          the action of the Southern Board, providing for such Business
          Combination.

          (d) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then
     outstanding Voting Securities of a Funding Subsidiary; provided, however,
     that for purposes of this Subsection 2.14(d), any acquisition by an
     employee of Southern Company or its subsidiary or affiliate, or Group
     composed entirely of such employees, any qualified pension plan, publicly
     held mutual fund or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
     or maintained by Southern Company or any corporation Controlled by Southern
     Company shall not constitute a Funding Change in Control;

          (e) The Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of a
     Funding Subsidiary (a "Funding Subsidiary Business Combination"), in each
     case, unless, following such Funding Subsidiary Business Combination,
     Southern Company Controls the corporation surviving or resulting from such
     Funding Subsidiary Business Combination, or

          (f) The Consummation of the sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the assets of a Funding Subsidiary to an entity that
     Southern Company does not Control.

     2.15 "Funding Event" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following
events as administratively determined by the Southern Committee:

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          (a) Southern Company or a Funding Subsidiary has entered into a
     written agreement, such as, but not limited to, a letter of intent, which,
     if Consummated, would result in a Funding Change in Control;

          (b) Southern Company, a Funding Subsidiary or any other Person
     publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions
     which, if Consummated, would result in a Funding Change in Control under
     circumstances where the Consummation of the announced action or intended
     action is legally and financially possible;

          (c) Any Person acquires Beneficial Ownership of fifteen percent (15%)
     or more of the Common Stock; or

          (d) The Southern Board or the board of directors of a Funding
     Subsidiary elects to otherwise fund the Trust in accordance with the
     provisions of ARTICLE IV, V, and VI hereof.

     2.16 "Funding Subsidiary" shall mean Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power
Company, Gulf Power Company and Mississippi Power Company, and any successor of
any of them, provided such companies are Employing Companies, and any other
Employing Company that the Southern Committee in its sole discretion shall
designate in writing as a Funding Subsidiary.

     2.17 "Funding Subsidiary Business Combination" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.14(e) hereof.

     2.18 "Group" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(d) of the
Exchange Act.

     2.19 "Incumbent Board" shall mean those individuals who constitute the
Southern Board as of February 23, 2006, plus any individual who shall become a
director subsequent to such date whose election or nomination for election by
Southern Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
individual who shall become a director of the Southern Board subsequent to
February 23, 2006, whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest (within the meaning of Rule 14a-11 of the
Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act) with respect to the election or
removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Southern Board shall be a
member of the Incumbent Board.

     2.20 "Omnibus Plan" shall mean the Southern Company Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan, including the Incentive Programs: Design and Administrative
Specifications as approved by the Compensation and Management Succession
Committee of the Southern Board, any Program thereunder, and any successor
thereto.

     2.21 "Operating Committee" shall mean the committee appointed by the
Administrative Committee to conduct the day to day administration of the Plan.

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     2.22 "Participant" shall mean (i) in the case of a Funding Change in
Control involving Southern Company under Section 2.14(a), (b) or (c) hereof, an
employee of an Employing Company who, as of the date of the Funding Change in
Control, has a non-forfeitable right to Retirement Income under the Pension
Plan, or (ii) in the case of a Funding Change in Control involving a Funding
Subsidiary under Section 2.14(d), (e) or (f) hereof, an employee of such Funding
Subsidiary who, on the date of such Funding Change in Control, has a
non-forfeitable right to Retirement Income under the Pension Plan.

     2.23 "Person" shall mean any individual, entity or group within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

     2.24 "Plan" shall mean this Southern Company Change in Control Benefits
Protection Plan. The Plan amends and restates the Southern Company Change in
Control Benefit Plan Determination Policy.

     2.25 "Plan Termination" shall mean the termination of the Omnibus Plan (or
any Program thereunder) by Southern Company or an Employing Company following a
Southern Change in Control unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an
ongoing substitute or replacement plan or program) has been made with respect to
the Omnibus Plan or Program in connection with the Change in Control. For
purposes of this Plan, an ongoing substitute or alternative plan or program
shall be considered an "equitable arrangement" if a nationally recognized
compensation consulting firm chosen by the Operating Committee opines in writing
that the post-Change in Control plan or program is an equitable substitute or
replacement of the Omnibus Plan or Program that was terminated.

     2.26 "Preliminary Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following as administratively determined by the Southern Committee:

          (a) Southern Company or an Employing Company has entered into a
     written agreement, such as, but not limited to, a letter of intent, which,
     if Consummated, would result in a Change in Control;

          (b) Southern Company, an Employing Company or any other Person
     publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions
     which, if Consummated, would result in a Change in Control under
     circumstances where the Consummation of the announced action or intended
     action is legally and financially possible; or

          (c) Any Person acquires Beneficial Ownership of fifteen percent (15%)
     or more of the Common Stock.

     2.27 "SBP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.

     2.28 "SERP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

     2.29 "Southern Board" shall mean the board of directors of Southern
Company.

     2.30 "Southern Change in Control" shall mean any of the following:

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          (a) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 20% or more of Southern Company's Voting Securities; provided,
     however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
     acquisitions of Southern Company's Voting Securities shall not constitute a
     Change in Control:

               (i) any acquisition directly from Southern Company;

               (ii) any acquisition by Southern Company;

               (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related
          trust) sponsored or maintained by Southern Company or any corporation
          controlled by Southern Company;

               (iv) any acquisition by a qualified pension plan or publicly held
          mutual fund;

               (v) any acquisition by an employee of Southern Company or its
          subsidiary or affiliate, or Group composed exclusively of such
          employees; or

               (vi) any Business Combination which would not otherwise
          constitute a Change in Control because of the application of clauses
          (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.30(a);

          (b) A change in the composition of the Southern Board whereby
     individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to
     constitute at least a majority of the Southern Board; or

          (c) Consummation of a Business Combination, unless, following such
     Business Combination, all of the following three conditions are met:

          (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who held
     Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of Southern Company's Voting Securities
     immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly
     or indirectly, 65% or more of the combined voting power of the Voting
     Securities of Surviving Company in substantially the same proportions as
     their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of
     Southern Company's Voting Securities;

          (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business
     Combination, any qualified pension plan, publicly held mutual fund, Group
     composed exclusively of employees or employee benefit plan (or related
     trust) of Southern Company, its subsidiaries or Surviving Company) holds
     Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the
     combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of
     Surviving Company except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to
     the Business Combination; and

          (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of
     Surviving Company were members of the Incumbent Board at the earlier of the
     date of execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the
     Southern Board, providing for such Business Combination.

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     2.31 "Southern Committee" shall mean the committee comprised of the
Chairman of the Southern Board, the Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company
and the General Counsel of Southern Company.

     2.32 "Southern Company" shall mean The Southern Company, its successors and
assigns.

     2.33 "Southern Termination" shall mean the following:

          (a) The Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of
     Southern Company under circumstances where either (i) Southern Company is
     not the Surviving Company or (ii) Southern Company's Voting Securities are
     no longer publicly traded;

          (b) The Consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of Southern Company's assets; or

          (c) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of all of Southern Company's Voting Securities such that Southern
     Company's Voting Securities are no longer publicly traded.

     2.34 "Subsidiary Change in Control" shall mean any of the following:

          (a) The Consummation of an acquisition by any Person of Beneficial
     Ownership of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then
     outstanding Voting Securities of an Employing Company; provided, however,
     that for purposes of this Subsection 2.34, any acquisition by an employee
     of Southern Company or its subsidiary or affiliate, or Group composed
     entirely of such employees, any qualified pension plan, publicly held
     mutual fund or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
     maintained by Southern Company or any corporation Controlled by Southern
     Company shall not constitute a Change in Control;

          (b) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of an
     Employing Company (an "Employing Company Business Combination"), in each
     case, unless, following such Employing Company Business Combination,
     Southern Company Controls the corporation surviving or resulting from such
     Employing Company Business Combination; or

          (c) Consummation of the sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the assets of an Employing Company to an entity which
     Southern Company does not Control.

     2.35 "Subsidiary Employee" shall mean an employee of an Employing Company
that has undergone a Subsidiary Change in Control who does not become an
employee of another Employing Company immediately following such Subsidiary

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Change in Control. The Operating Committee may in its sole discretion deem one
or more employees of any corporation or entity Controlled by Southern Company,
directly or indirectly, to be employed by an Employing Company for purposes of
being covered as a Subsidiary Employee under this Plan. Such action shall be in
writing and shall cause such an employee to be a Subsidiary Employee entitled to
benefits under this Plan only in the event of a Subsidiary Change in Control of
his deemed Employing Company, not his actual employer (which may or may not be
an Employing Company).

     2.36 "Surviving Company" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.14(c)(i) hereof.

     2.37 "Trust" shall mean the Southern Company Deferred Compensation Trust.

     2.38 "Voting Securities" shall mean the outstanding voting securities of a
corporation entitling the holder thereof to vote generally in the election of
such corporation's directors.

                           ARTICLE III - OMNIBUS PLAN

                          CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS

     3.1 Application. The provisions of this Article III apply to benefits
payable under the Southern Company Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"Omnibus Plan") notwithstanding any provision in the Omnibus Plan to the
contrary. The meaning of capitalized terms not defined herein is determined
under the Omnibus Plan.

     3.2 Stock-Based Awards. The provisions of this Section 3.2 apply to
stock-based awards granted under the Omnibus Plan.

          (a) Southern Change in Control. In the event of a Southern Change in
     Control which is not also a Southern Termination:

               (i) Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held as of the date
          of the Southern Change in Control shall remain subject to such
          restrictions and vesting schedules in accordance with the terms of the
          grant.

               (ii) The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any
          Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall continue in
          accordance with the terms of the grant.

               (iii) The restrictions, deferral limitations and other conditions
          applicable to any other Awards shall continue in accordance with the
          terms of the grant.

          (b) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary Change
     in Control:

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               (i) Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by a
          Subsidiary Employee which are outstanding as of the date such
          Subsidiary Change in Control is determined to have occurred, and which
          are not then exercisable and vested, shall become fully exercisable
          and vested; provided, that in the case of a Subsidiary Employee
          holding a Stock Appreciation Right who is actually subject to Section
          16(b) of the Exchange Act, such Stock Appreciation Right shall not
          become fully vested and exercisable unless it shall have been
          outstanding for at least six months as of the date such Subsidiary
          Change in Control is determined to have occurred.

               (ii) The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any
          Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units held by a Subsidiary
          Employee shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
          Units shall become free of all restrictions and limitations and become
          fully vested and transferable.

          (c) Southern Termination. In the event of a Southern Termination:

               (i) Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights which are
          outstanding as of the date such Southern Termination is determined to
          have occurred, and which are not then exercisable and vested, shall
          become fully exercisable and vested; provided, that in the case of an
          Employee holding a Stock Appreciation Right who is subject to Section
          16(b) of the Exchange Act, such Stock Appreciation Right shall not
          become fully vested and exercisable at such time if such actions would
          result in liability to the Employee under Section 16(b), provided
          further, that any such actions not taken as a result of the rules
          under Section 16(b) shall be effected as of the first date that such
          activity would no longer result in liability under such section.

               (ii) The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any
          Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units held by Employees shall
          lapse, and such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall
          become free of all restrictions and limitations and become fully
          vested and transferable.

               (iii) The restrictions, deferral limitations and other conditions
          applicable to any other Awards held by Employees shall lapse, and such
          other Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations or
          conditions and become fully vested and transferable.

               (iv) Any Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or
          Restricted Stock Units which are outstanding as of the date such
          Southern Termination is determined to have occurred, shall be
          converted into or replaced by options, stock appreciation rights,
          restricted stock or restricted stock units, as the case may be, in the
          Surviving Company, or the corporation which has acquired all of
          Southern Company's Common Stock or assets. In the event of such
          conversion or replacement, the terms of the replacement options or
          stock appreciation rights shall preserve with respect to each Option
          and each SAR the spread between the Fair Market Value of the shares
          subject to the Options or SARs and the Option Price or Base Value, as
          the case may be, as determined immediately prior to the Southern
          Termination. Similarly, the terms of replacement restricted stock or
          restricted stock units shall preserve the Fair Market Value of each
          share of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit as determined

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          immediately prior to the Southern Termination. No replacement option,
          stock appreciation right, share of restricted stock or restricted
          stock unit received shall be subject to any terms which are less
          favorable than those which existed with respect to the original
          Option, SAR or share of Restricted Stock or Restricted Unit
          immediately prior to the Southern Termination.

               (v) In the event that it is not possible to effect the conversion
          set forth in Section 3.2(c)(iv) hereof, any and all outstanding
          Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Restricted
          Stock Units as of the date of the Southern Termination which are not
          so converted shall be terminated and the affected Employees shall
          receive within thirty (30) days of the Southern Termination cash equal
          to the difference between the Option Price and Fair Market Value, in
          the case of Options, the Base Value and Fair Market Value, in the case
          of SARs and equal to the Fair Market Value, in the case of Restricted
          Stock and Restricted Stock Units. For purposes of this Section
          3.2(c)(v), Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the day prior
          to the date of the Southern Termination.

     3.3 Application. The provisions of this Sections 3.3 apply to benefits
payable under the Performance Pay Program under the Omnibus Plan (the "PPP").

          (a) Southern Change in Control. In the event of a Southern Change in
     Control, if there is no Plan Termination with respect to the PPP, payout of
     Cash-Based Awards under the PPP to Employees for the performance period in
     which the Southern Change in Control shall have occurred shall be the
     greater of actual or target performance under the PPP.

          (b) Plan Termination. In the event of a Plan Termination with respect
     to the PPP within two (2) years following a Southern Change in Control,
     each Employee who is an employee on the date of such Plan Termination shall
     be entitled to receive within thirty (30) days of the Plan Termination,
     cash in an amount equal to a pro-rated payout of his Cash-Based Award under
     the PPP for the performance period in which the Plan Termination shall have
     occurred, at target performance under the PPP and prorated by the number of
     months which have passed since the beginning of the performance period
     until the date of the Plan Termination.

          (c) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary Change
     in Control, each Subsidiary Employee on the date of such Change in Control
     shall be entitled to receive within thirty (30) days of the Subsidiary
     Change in Control, cash in an amount equal to a prorated payout of his
     Cash-Based Award under the PPP for the performance period in which the
     Subsidiary Change in Control shall have occurred, at target performance
     under the PPP and prorated by the number of months which have passed since

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     the beginning of the performance period until the date of the Subsidiary
     Change in Control.

          (d) Southern Termination. In the event of a Southern Termination, each
     Employee on the date of such Southern Termination shall be entitled to
     receive within thirty (30) days of the Southern Termination, cash in an
     amount equal to a prorated payout of his Cash-Based Award under the PPP for
     the performance period in which the Southern Termination shall have
     occurred, at target performance under the PPP and prorated by the number of
     months which have passed since the beginning of the performance period
     until the date of the Southern Termination. The PPP shall terminate
     immediately following the payments provided for in this Section 3.3(d).

          (e) Pro rata Calculation. For purposes of calculating any pro rata
     Cash-Based Awards under this Section 3.3, a month shall not be considered
     if the determining event occurs on or before the 14th day of the month, and
     a month shall be considered if the determining event occurs on or after the
     15th day of the month.

     3.4 Application. The provisions of this Section 3.4 apply to benefits
payable under the Performance Dividend Program under the Omnibus Plan (the
"PDP").

          (a) Southern Change in Control. In the event of a Southern Change in
     Control, if there is no Plan Termination with respect to the PDP, payout of
     Cash-Based Awards under the PDP to Employees for the performance period in
     which the Southern Change in Control shall have occurred shall be based on
     a payout percentage of the greater of 50% or actual performance under the
     PDP for such performance period.

          (b) Plan Termination. In the event of a Plan Termination with respect
     to the PDP within two (2) years following a Southern Change in Control,
     each Employee who is an employee on the date of such Plan Termination shall
     be entitled to receive within thirty (30) days of the Plan Termination,
     cash for each Cash-Based Award under the PDP held as of such date, based on
     a payout percentage of the greater of 50% or actual performance under the
     PDP determined as of the date of the Plan Termination, and the sum of the
     quarterly dividends on the Common Stock declared during the calendar year
     of and prior to the date of the Plan Termination. For purposes of this
     Section 3.4(b), payout of each Cash-Based Award under the PDP shall be
     based upon the performance measurement period that would otherwise have
     ended on December 31st of the year in which the Plan Termination occurs,
     all other remaining PPP performance measurement periods shall terminate and
     no payment shall be made with respect thereto.

          (c) Subsidiary Change in Control. In the event of a Subsidiary Change
     in Control, each Subsidiary Employee on the date of such Change in Control
     shall be entitled to receive within thirty (30) days of the Subsidiary
     Change in Control, cash for each Cash-Based Award under the PDP held as of
     such date, based on a payout percentage of the greater of 50% or actual
     performance determined as of the date on which the Subsidiary Change in
     Control shall have occurred, and the sum of the quarterly dividends on the
     Common Stock declared during the calendar year of and prior to the date of
     the Subsidiary Change in Control. For purposes of this Section 3.4(c),

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     payout of each Cash-Based Award under the PDP shall be based upon the
     performance measurement period that would otherwise have ended on December
     31st of the year in which the Subsidiary Change in Control occurs, all
     other remaining PPP performance measurement periods shall terminate and no
     payment to such Subsidiary Employee shall be made with respect thereto.

          (d) Southern Termination. In the event of a Southern Termination, each
     Employee who is an employee on the date of such Southern Termination shall
     be entitled to receive within thirty (30) days of the Southern Termination,
     cash for each Cash-Based Award under the PDP held as of such date, based on
     a payout percentage of the greater of 50% or actual performance determined
     as of the date on which the Southern Termination shall have occurred, and
     the sum of the quarterly dividends on the Common Stock declared during the
     year of and prior to the date of the Southern Termination. For purposes of
     this Section 3.4(d), payout of each Cash-Based Award under the PDP shall be
     based upon the performance measurement period that would otherwise have
     ended on December 31st of the year in which the Southern Termination
     occurs, the PPP and all other remaining PPP performance measurement periods
     shall terminate and no further payment shall be made with respect thereto.

     3.5 Other Incentives. The provisions of this Section 3.5 shall apply to any
Employee or Subsidiary Employee who, as of the date of the respective Change in
Control, is entitled to a Performance Unit or Performance Share award under the
Omnibus Plan (other than those described in Section 3.2 hereof), or any cash or
stock-based award under any other plan or program sponsored by an Employing
Company. If and to the extent an Employee or Subsidiary Employee has received a
stock-based award under the Omnibus Plan (other than those described in Section
3.2 hereof) or any other plan or program sponsored by his Employing Company, in
the event of a Southern Change in Control, a Subsidiary Change in Control and/or
a Southern Termination, such award shall be subject to the provisions of this
Plan, and any restrictions, limitations and deferral limitations shall lapse if
and to the extent provided under Section 3.2 hereof for similar Awards granted
under the Omnibus Plan. If and to the extent an Employee or Subsidiary Employee
is entitled to a cash-based award under the Omnibus Plan (other than PPP or PDP)
or any other plan or program sponsored by his Employing Company, in the event of
a Southern Change in Control, a Subsidiary Change in Control and/or a Southern
Termination, such award shall be subject to the provisions of this Plan, and,
provided such Employee or Subsidiary Employee is not otherwise entitled to a
payout under any change in control provision of such plan or program, such award
shall be payable in a similar manner as set forth in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 hereof
with respect to PPP and PDP (e.g., if prorated, the award is paid at target, if
the award is for a full performance period, the award is paid at the greater of
actual or target if administratively practicable, if not, at target) as
determined by the Operating Committee on a good faith basis.

                     ARTICLE IV - SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN

                 CHANGE IN CONTROL AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     4.1 Application. Upon a Funding Change in Control, the provisions of this
Article IV shall apply to the funding, calculation and payment of accrued

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benefits under The Southern Company Supplemental Benefit Plan (the "SBP")
notwithstanding any provision in the SBP to the contrary. The meaning of any
capitalized terms not defined herein shall be as defined under the SBP.

     4.2 Funding of the Trust. The Trust has been established to hold assets of
the Employing Companies under certain circumstances as a reserve for the
discharge of the Employing Companies' obligations under the SBP and certain
other plans and arrangements. Upon a Funding Event involving a Funding Change in
Control under Section 2.14(a), (b) or (c) hereof, all Employing Companies shall
be obligated to immediately contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be
necessary to fully fund each Employing Company's obligations to pay the
aggregate Pension Benefits and Non-Pension Benefits to be accrued under the SBP
as of the date of the Funding Change in Control, the aggregate accrued Pension
Benefit to be determined under Section 4.4 hereof, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 4.3 hereof. Upon a Funding Event involving a
Funding Subsidiary under Section 2.14(d), (e) and (f) hereof, such Funding
Subsidiary shall be obligated to immediately contribute such amounts to the
Trust as may be necessary to fully fund such Funding Subsidiary's obligations to
pay the aggregate Pension Benefits and Non-Pension Benefits to be accrued under
the SBP as of the date of the Funding Change in Control, the aggregate accrued
Pension Benefit to be determined under Section 4.4 hereof, in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 4.3 hereof. Under the terms of the Trust
agreement, all assets held in the Trust remain subject only to the claims of the
Employing Companies' general creditors whose claims against the Employing
Companies are not satisfied because of the Employing Companies' bankruptcy or
insolvency (as those terms are defined in the Trust). No Participant has any
preferred claim on, or beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust
before the assets are paid to the Participant and all rights created under the
Trust, as under the SBP, are unsecured contractual claims of the Participant
against his Employing Company.

     4.3 Calculation of Trust Contribution. As soon as practicable following a
Funding Event, the affected Employing Companies shall contribute funds to the
Trust based upon the funding strategy adopted by the Operating Committee with
the assistance of an appointed actuary in such amounts as shall be necessary to
fulfill the Employing Companies' obligations pursuant to this Article IV and the
terms of the Trust agreement. The dollar amount necessary to satisfy each
Employing Company's obligations under this Article IV shall be estimated and
paid to the Trust as soon as practicable following a Funding Event and shall be
recalculated and trued- up immediately following the respective Funding Change
in Control. In the event of a dispute after a Funding Event between a
Participant and an Employing Company over such actuary's determination of the
dollar amount necessary to appropriately fund the Trust under the terms of this
Article IV, the respective Employing Company(ies) and any complaining
Participant(s) shall refer such dispute to an independent, third-party actuarial
consultant, chosen by mutual agreement of the Employing Company and such
Participant. If the Employing Company and the Participant cannot agree on an
independent, third-party actuarial consultant, the actuarial consultant shall be
chosen by lot from an equal number of actuaries submitted by the affected
Employing Companies and the Trustee (not to exceed four (4) each). Any such
referral shall only occur once in total and the determination by the third-party
actuarial consultant shall be final and binding upon both parties. The Employing
Companies shall be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the
independent actuarial consultant.

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     4.4 Pension Benefit Upon a Funding Change in Control. As of the date of a
Funding Change in Control, the accrued Pension Benefit of each Participant shall
be calculated based on such Participant's Earnings and Accredited Service on
such date, regardless of whether such Participant is retirement eligible on such
date. Each Participant shall be entitled to receive the amount of his accrued
Pension Benefit based on such Participant's Earnings and Accredited Service as
of the date of a Funding Change in Control adjusted to take into account
appropriate early reduction factors, if any, based on the Participant's
commencement of benefits. Such accrued Pension Benefit shall be paid in lump sum
as soon as practicable following such Participant's termination of employment or
retirement. Any Participants' Pension Benefits accrued under the SBP subsequent
to the date of a Funding Change in Control shall be calculated and distributed
pursuant to the terms of the SBP, without regard to this Article IV.

     4.5 Non-Pension Benefit Distribution Election upon a Funding Change in
Control. In the event of a Funding Change in Control, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the SBP, the Non-Pension Benefit of a Participant shall be
paid out in a lump sum as soon as practicable following such Participant's
termination of employment or retirement if such Participant makes such an
election pursuant to those procedures established by the Operating Committee in
its sole and absolute discretion. If no such election is made, a Participant
shall receive payment of his Non-Pension Benefit Account solely in accordance
with Article V of the SBP.

               ARTICLE V - SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

                 CHANGE IN CONTROL AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     5.1 Application. Upon a Funding Change in Control, the provisions of this
Article V shall apply to the funding, calculation and payment of accrued
benefits under The Southern Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the
"SERP") notwithstanding any provision in the SERP to the contrary. The meaning
of any capitalized terms not defined herein shall be as defined under the SERP.

     5.2 Funding of the Trust. The Trust has been established to hold assets of
the Employing Companies under certain circumstances as a reserve for the
discharge of the Employing Companies' obligations under the SERP and certain
other plans and arrangements. Upon a Funding Event involving a Funding Change in
Control under Section 2.14(a), (b) or (c) hereof, all Employing Companies shall
be obligated to immediately contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be
necessary to fully fund each Employing Company's obligations to pay the
aggregate benefits to be accrued under the SERP as of the date of the Funding
Change in Control, as determined under Section 5.4 hereof, in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 5.3 hereof. Upon a Funding Event involving a
Funding Subsidiary under Section 2.14(d), (e) and (f) hereof, such Funding
Subsidiary shall be obligated to immediately contribute such amounts to the
Trust as may be necessary to fully fund such Funding Subsidiary's obligations to
pay the aggregate benefits to be accrued under the SERP as of the date of such
Funding Change in Control. Under the terms of the Trust agreement, all assets
held in the Trust remain subject only to the claims of the Employing Companies'
general creditors whose claims against the Employing Companies are not satisfied
because of the Employing Companies' bankruptcy or insolvency (as those terms are
defined in the Trust). No Participant has any preferred claim on, or beneficial

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ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust before the assets are paid to the
Participant and all rights created under the Trust, as under the SERP, are
unsecured contractual claims of the Participant against his Employing Company.

     5.3 Calculation of Trust Contribution. As soon as practicable following a
Funding Event, the affected Employing Companies shall contribute funds to the
Trust based upon the funding strategy adopted by the Operating Committee with
the assistance of an appointed actuary in such amounts as shall be necessary to
fulfill the Employing Companies' obligations pursuant to this Article V and the
terms of the Trust agreement. The dollar amount necessary to satisfy each
Employing Company's obligations under this Article V shall be estimated and paid
to the Trust as soon as practicable following a Funding Event and shall be
recalculated and trued- up immediately following the respective Funding Change
in Control. In the event of a dispute after a Funding Event between a
Participant and an Employing Company over such actuary's determination of the
dollar amount necessary to appropriately fund the Trust under this Article V,
the respective Employing Company(ies) and any complaining Participant(s) shall
refer such dispute to an independent, third-party actuarial consultant, chosen
by mutual agreement of the Employing Company and such Participant. If the
Employing Company and the Participant cannot agree on an independent,
third-party actuarial consultant, the actuarial consultant shall be chosen by
lot from an equal number of actuaries submitted by the affected Employing
Companies and the Trustee (not to exceed four (4) each). Any such referral shall
only occur once in total and the determination by the third-party actuarial
consultant shall be final and binding upon both parties. The Employing Companies
shall be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the independent
actuarial consultant.

     5.4 SERP Benefit Upon a Funding Change in Control. As of the date of a
Funding Change in Control, the accrued SERP Benefit of each Participant shall be
calculated based on such Participant's Earnings and Accredited Service on such
date, regardless of whether such Participant is retirement eligible on such
date. Each such Participant shall be entitled to receive the amount of his SERP
Benefit based on such Participant's Earnings and Accredited Service as of the
date of a Funding Change in Control adjusted to take into account appropriate
early reduction factors, if any, based on the Participant's commencement of
benefits. Such accrued SERP Benefit shall be paid in lump sum as soon as
practicable following such Participant's termination of employment or
retirement. Any Participants' SERP Benefits accrued under the SERP subsequent to
the date of a Funding Change in Control shall be calculated and distributed
pursuant to the terms of the SERP without regard to this Article V.

                     ARTICLE VI - DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                 CHANGE IN CONTROL AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     6.1 Application. Upon a Funding Change in Control, the provisions of this
Article VI shall apply to the funding, calculation and payment of benefits under
the Southern Company Deferred Compensation Plan (the "DCP") notwithstanding any
provision in the DCP to the contrary. The meaning of any capitalized terms not
defined herein shall be as defined under the DCP. For purposes of this Article
VI, the term "Participant" shall have the meaning set forth in Article II of the
DCP without regard to Section 2.21 hereof.

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     6.2 Funding of the Trust. The Trust has been established to hold assets of
the Employing Companies under certain circumstances as a reserve for the
discharge of the Employing Companies' obligations under the DCP and certain
other plans and arrangements. Upon a Funding Event involving a Funding Change in
Control under Section 2.14(a), (b) or (c) hereof, all Employing Companies shall
be obligated to immediately contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be
necessary to fully fund each Employing Company's obligations to pay the
aggregate benefits to be accrued under the DCP as of the date of the Funding
Change in Control in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.3
hereof. Upon a Funding Event involving a Funding Subsidiary under Section
2.14(d), (e) and (f) hereof, such Funding Subsidiary shall be obligated to
immediately contribute such amounts to the Trust as may be necessary to fully
fund such Funding Subsidiary's obligations to pay the aggregate benefits to be
accrued under the DCP as of the date of the Funding Change in Control in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.3 hereof. Under the terms
of the Trust agreement, all assets held in the Trust remain subject only to the
claims of the Employing Companies' general creditors whose claims against the
Employing Companies are not satisfied because of the Employing Companies'
bankruptcy or insolvency (as those terms are defined in the Trust). No
Participant has any preferred claim on, or beneficial ownership interest in, any
assets of the Trust before the assets are paid to the Participant and all rights
created under the Trust, as under the DCP, are unsecured contractual claims of
the Participant against his Employing Company.

     6.3 Calculation of Trust Contribution. As soon as practicable following a
Funding Event, the affected Employing Companies shall contribute funds to the
Trust based upon the funding strategy adopted by the Operating Committee with
the assistance of an appointed actuary in such amounts as shall be necessary to
fulfill the Employing Companies' obligations pursuant to this Article VI and the
terms of the Trust. The dollar amount necessary to satisfy each Employing
Company's obligations under this Article VI shall be estimated and paid to the
Trust as soon as practicable following a Funding Event and shall be recalculated
and trued- up immediately following the respective Funding Change in Control. In
the event of a dispute following a Funding Event between a Participant and an
Employing Company over such actuary's determination of the dollar amount
necessary to appropriately fund the Trust under this Article VI, the respective
Employing Company(ies) and any complaining Participant(s) shall refer such
dispute to an independent, third-party actuarial consultant, chosen by mutual
agreement of the Employing Company and such Participant. If the Employing
Company and the Participant cannot agree on an independent, third-party
actuarial consultant, the actuarial consultant shall be chosen by lot from an
equal number of actuaries submitted by the Employing Company and the Trustee
(not to exceed four (4) each). Any such referral shall only occur once in total
and the determination by the third-party actuarial consultant shall be final and
binding upon both parties. The Employing Companies shall be responsible for all
of the fees and expenses of the independent actuarial consultant.

     6.4 Payment of DCP Account. In the event of a Funding Change in Control,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the DCP, a Participant's Account
under the DCP shall be paid out in a lump sum as soon as practicable following
such Participant's termination of employment or retirement if such Participant
makes such an election pursuant to those procedures established by the Operating
Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. If no such election is made, a
Participant shall receive payment of his DCP Account solely in accordance with
Article VII of the DCP.

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                          ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATION

     7.1 Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee shall appoint
the members of the Operating Committee and shall designate a Chairman thereof.
The Operating Committee shall be responsible for the general administration of
the Plan.

     7.2 Duties of the Operating Committee.

          (a) The Operating Committee shall be responsible for the daily
     administration of the Plan and may appoint other persons or entities to
     perform or assist in the performance of any of its fiduciary duties,
     subject to its review and approval. The Operating Committee shall have the
     right to remove any such appointee from his position without cause upon
     notice. Any person, group of persons, or entity may serve in more than one
     fiduciary capacity.

          (b) The Operating Committee shall maintain permanent records and
     accounts of Participants and of their rights under the Plan and of all
     receipts, disbursements, transfers, and other transactions concerning the
     Plan. Such accounts, books, and records relating thereto shall be open at
     all reasonable times to inspection and audit by the Company and any persons
     designated thereby.

          (c) The Operating Committee shall take all steps necessary to ensure
     that the Plan complies with the law at all times, including the preparation
     and filing of all documents and forms required by any governmental agency;
     maintenance of adequate Participant records; recording and transmission of
     all notices required to be given to Participants and their beneficiaries;
     receipt and dissemination, if required, of all reports and information
     received from the Employing Companies; securing of such fidelity bonds as
     may be required by law; and doing such other acts necessary for the proper
     administration of the Plan. The Operating Committee shall keep a record of
     all of its proceedings and acts, and shall keep all such books of accounts,
     records, and other data as may be necessary for proper administration of
     the Plan. The Operating Committee shall notify the Employing Companies upon
     their request of any action taken by it, and when required, shall notify
     any other interested person or persons.

     7.3 Powers. The Operating Committee shall administer the Plan in accordance
with its terms and shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Plan as more particularly set forth herein. The Operating Committee shall
have the discretionary authority to interpret the Plan (including any
ambiguities herein) and to determine all questions arising in the
administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan. The Operating
Committee shall adopt such procedures and regulations necessary or desirable for
the discharge of its duties hereunder and may appoint such accountants, counsel,
actuaries, specialists, and other agents as it deems necessary or desirable in
connection with the administration of this Plan. The Operating Committee shall
be the legal appointed agent for the service of process.

     7.4 Compensation of the Operating Committee. The Operating Committee shall
not receive any compensation from the Plan for its services.

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     7.5 Payment of Expenses. The Operating Committee shall be reimbursed by the
Employing Companies for its reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of its
duties. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to its duties,
including, but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel, actuaries, and
other specialists, and other costs of administering the Plan.

     7.6 Indemnification. Each Employing Company shall indemnify the Operating
Committee against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, and liability
arising from its actions or omissions, except when the same is finally
adjudicated to be the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The
Employing Companies may purchase at their own expense sufficient liability
insurance for the Operating Committee to cover any and all claims, losses,
damages, and expenses arising from any action or omission in connection with the
execution of the duties as the Operating Committee.

                          ARTICLE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

     8.1 Amendment and Termination The Plan may be amended or terminated at any
time by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that no such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall be effective if such amendment or termination is
made or is effective within a period that is (a) six (6) months before, or at
any time after, a Preliminary Change in Control and (b) prior to (x) the earlier
of such time as the Southern Committee shall have determined that the event that
gave rise to such Preliminary Change in Control shall not be Consummated or (y)
two years following the respective Change in Control, unless such amendment or
termination during such period has the effect of increasing benefits to
Participants under the Plan, is determined by the Board of Directors to be
immaterial, or applies solely to individuals who, in the case of a Subsidiary
Change in Control, were not employees of the Employing Company undergoing the
Subsidiary Change in Control on the date of the respective Preliminary Change in
Control, or, in the case of a Southern Change in Control, are not Employees on
the date of the respective Southern Change in Control. Following a Change in
Control, nothing in this Section 8.1 shall prevent the Board of Directors from
amending or terminating the Plan as to any subsequent Change in Control provided
that no such amendment or termination shall impair any rights or reduce any
benefits previously accrued under the Plan as a result of a previous Change in
Control.

     8.2 Additional Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in
any way the right of the Employing Companies to terminate any employee's
employment at any time, or confer upon any employee any right to continue in the
employ of the Employing Companies.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Southern Company Change in Control Benefits Protection
Plan has been executed by duly authorized officers of Southern Company Services,
Inc. pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of Southern Company
Services, Inc. as of the date first above written.

                                         SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.

                                         By: /s/Patricia L. Roberts
                                                Patricia L. Roberts
                                                Secretary

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