8-K

                       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)       December 2, 2003
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Commission       Registrant, State of Incorporation,         I.R.S. Employer
File Number      Address and Telephone Number                Identification No.

1-3526           The Southern Company                        58-0690070
                 (A Delaware Corporation)
                 270 Peachtree Street, N.W.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
                 (404) 506-5000
1-3164           Alabama Power Company                       63-0004250
                 (An Alabama Corporation)
                 600 North 18th Street
                 Birmingham, Alabama 35291
                 (205) 257-1000
1-6468           Georgia Power Company                       58-0257110
                 (A Georgia Corporation)
                 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30308
                 (404) 506-6526
0-2429           Gulf Power Company                          59-0276810
                 (A Maine Corporation)
                 One Energy Place
                 Pensacola, Florida 32520
                 (850) 444-6111
001-11229        Mississippi Power Company                   64-0205820
                 (A Mississippi Corporation)
                 2992 West Beach
                 Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
                 (228) 864-1211
1-5072           Savannah Electric and Power Company         58-0418070
                 (A Georgia Corporation)
                 600 East Bay Street
                 Savannah, Georgia 31401
                 (912) 644-7171
333-98553        Southern Power Company                      58-2598670
                 (A Delaware Corporation)
                 270 Peachtree Street, N.W.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
                 (404) 506-5000

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

This combined Form 8-K is filed separately by seven registrants: The Southern
Company, Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company,
Mississippi Power Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company and Southern
Power Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual
registrant is filed by such registrant solely on its own behalf. Each registrant
makes no representation as to information relating to the other registrants.





Item 5.       Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

           Reference is made to Management's Discussion and Analysis - "Future
Earnings Potential" in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003 of each registrant for information regarding the formation of
a Regional Transmission Organization ("RTO") as ordered by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. On December 2, 2003, the sponsors of the SeTrans RTO,
including The Southern Company and the other registrants, issued a press release
regarding their unanimous decision to suspend the SeTrans RTO effort due to the
unlikelihood that consensus support and acceptance for the SeTrans RTO would be
forthcoming from all applicable state and federal agencies. A copy of this
release is being filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The
final outcome of this matter cannot now be determined.

Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99            Press Release.



                                   SIGNATURES

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


Date:     December 3, 2003            THE SOUTHERN COMPANY


                                      By /s/W. Dean Hudson
                                          W. Dean Hudson
                                            Comptroller


                                      ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
                                      GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
                                      GULF POWER COMPANY
                                      MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
                                      SAVANNAH ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
                                      SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY


                                      By /s/Wayne Boston
                                           Wayne Boston
                                        Assistant Secretary

EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99



For Immediate Release                                         December 2, 2003


                        Statement of the SeTrans Sponsors

            Over two years ago, we began a process to voluntarily develop the
SeTrans Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) with common goals: to address
regional concerns about wholesale power markets in accordance with FERC's Order
2000; to produce net benefits for consumers in the Southeast; and to continue to
provide the highly reliable electric service they have come to expect. We
believe that FERC and retail regulators in the region share these general goals.

            Since the beginning of the process, several of the SeTrans Sponsors
have been clear that their participation in SeTrans required the approval of
applicable public service commissions under governing state laws, as well as the
approval of the FERC. The retail commissions in the region have expressed
significant concerns about the role of an RTO and its effects on matters subject
to their jurisdiction, including concerns about native load protection and cost
impacts. They have expressed these concerns in numerous public forums, letters
to FERC and to Congress, and in SEARUC resolutions. In recent weeks, it has
become increasingly apparent that most of the public service commissions
continue to have these concerns.

           The jurisdictional Sponsors have now concluded that it is highly
unlikely that consensus support and acceptance for the SeTrans RTO will be
forthcoming from all applicable state and federal agencies. In light of this
determination, the Sponsors have decided unanimously to suspend the SeTrans
effort. While we are suspending our efforts, we believe that the SeTrans
proposal contains much valuable work and could serve as an ultimate roadmap for
future efforts in the region.

            Suspending our efforts on SeTrans will allow Sponsors to explore
other alternatives that achieve the goals expressed above and also enhance the
likelihood of receiving support at both the state and federal levels.

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         The SeTrans Sponsors are Cleco Power LLC, Dalton (GA) Utilities,
Entergy Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation, JEA -- Jacksonville (FL),
the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Sam Rayburn G & T Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Southern Company and the City of Tallahassee (FL).

         Cleco Power LLC is a principal subsidiary of Cleco Corporation, an
investor-owned regional energy services company. Cleco Power LLC serves
approximately 250,000 customers and maintains 1,200 miles of transmission lines.




         Dalton Utilities is a full-service utility providing electric, water,
wastewater, natural gas and telecommunications services to the city of Dalton,
Ga., and portions of Whitfield, Murray, Gordon, Floyd and Catoosa counties in
Georgia, including approximately $52 million in transmission assets and 352
miles of transmission lines.

         Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) is a global energy company with more
than 23,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in four states in the
Southeast, approximately $3 billion in transmission investment and 15,000 miles
of transmission lines, serving 2.6 million customers. It is one of the largest
producers of electricity in the United States.

         Georgia Transmission Corporation is a not-for-profit cooperative
established for the sole purpose of providing transmission services to its
members. GTC is owned by 39 Electric Membership Corporations in Georgia. GTC
owns over $1 billion in assets, including 2,500 miles of transmission lines and
over 500 substations across the state of Georgia and serves over 1.4 million
end-use customers.

         JEA, formerly known as Jacksonville Electric Authority, is a
municipally owned electric supplier serving 360,000 customers in a four-county
area of northeast Florida, including approximately $253 million in transmission
assets and 714 miles of transmission lines.

         Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) is a joint-action
state authority providing wholesale electric generation and transmission to 49
city or county owned electric systems in Georgia. MEAG Power is one of the
largest public power entities in the United States, including approximately $214
million in transmission assets and 1,224 miles of transmission lines.

         Sam Rayburn G & T Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Sam Rayburn) is a
non-profit wholesale electric power cooperative serving the power requirements
of three distribution cooperatives and their 250,000 retail consumers in east
Texas. Sam Rayburn has approximately $41 million in transmission assets and 220
miles of transmission lines.

         Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a super-regional energy company with
more than 35,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Southeast,
approximately $4 billion in transmission investment and 26,000 miles of
transmission lines, serving 4 million customers. It is one of the largest
producers of electricity in the United States.

         City of Tallahassee maintains more than 2,200 miles of transmission and
distribution lines, serving some 98,000 homes and businesses in the Tallahassee,
Fla., area, including approximately $51 million in transmission assets and 185
miles of transmission lines.



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News Media Contacts:

                           Lori McDaniel, City of Dalton Utilities
                           (706) 281-1032

                           Ann Jenkins, Cleco Corporation
                           (318) 484-7129

                           Larry Daspit, Entergy
                           (281) 297-3322

                           Tom Parker, Georgia Transmission Corporation
                           (770) 270-7528

                           Bruce Dugan, JEA
                           (904) 665-6232

                           Frank Crane, MEAG Power
                           (770) 563-1248

                           Fred Ritts, Sam Rayburn
                           (202) 342-0800

                           Mike Tyndall, Southern Company
                           (404) 506-5333 or 1-866-506-5333

                           Kevin Wailes, City of Tallahassee
                           (850) 891-5532