EX-24 3 ex24b.txt GEORGIA POWER POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24(b) Allen L. Leverett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE Atlanta, GA 30308 Georgia Power A Southern Company July 25, 2002 Gale E. Klappa and Wayne Boston Dear Sirs: As an officer of Georgia Power Company, I hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of you my true and lawful Attorney in my name, place, and stead, to sign and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (1) this Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q during 2002, and (2) any necessary or appropriate amendment or amendments to any such reports and to this Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, each such report or amendments to such reports to be accompanied in each case by any necessary or appropriate exhibits or schedules thereto. Yours very truly, /s/Allen L. Leverett Allen L. Leverett