Exhibit 23(f)1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-115381 on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 28, 2005, relating to the
financial statements (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
an explanatory paragraph concerning the adoption of a new accounting principle
in 2003 and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the restatement
described in Note 9) and financial statement schedule of Savannah Electric and
Power Company, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Savannah Electric
and Power Company for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 28, 2005