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                                                                Exhibit 99.01

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Georgia
Power Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, I, David M. Ratcliffe,
President and Chief Executive Officer, hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

         (1)      such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Georgia Power Company
                  for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, which this statement
                  accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form
                  10-Q of Georgia Power Company for the quarter ended September
                  30, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the
                  financial condition and results of operations of Georgia Power
                  Company.


                                        /s/David M. Ratcliffe
                                        David M. Ratcliffe
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  November 12, 2002




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