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                                                                Exhibit 99.02

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 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, Allen L. Leverett,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, 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/Allen L. Leverett
              Allen L. Leverett
              Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


Date:  November 12, 2002



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