SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 31, 2009

Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
1-3164	Alabama Power Company (An Alabama Corporation) 600 North 18th Street Birmingham, Alabama 35291 (205) 257-1000	63-0004250

The address of the registrant has not changed since the last report.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On July 31, 2009, Alabama Power Company issued to The Southern Company, in a private placement, 3,375,000 shares of Alabama Power Company’s common stock, $40.00 par value per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $135,000,000. There were no underwriting discounts or commissions. The issuance to The Southern Company was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act because it was a transaction by an issuer that did not involve a public offering.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:     August 4, 2009	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
	By            /s/Melissa K. Caen Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary