Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of our reports dated February 28, 2005, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Georgia Power Company (which
report on the financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company's change in its method of
accounting for asset retirement obligations), appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Georgia Power Company for the year ended December 31, 2004 and to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
January 11, 2006