Exhibit 10(b)1

SUMMARY OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Only non-employee directors are compensated for service on the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Alabama Power Company (the "Company").  The pay components are as follows:

●	Annual Cash Retainer Fee:	$45,000 for directors serving as Chair of a Board committee, and $40,000 for other directors (paid quarterly).
●	Annual Stock Retainer Fee:	$30,000 per year payable in common stock of The Southern Company (paid quarterly)
●	Meeting Fees:	$1,800 for each Board meeting attended beginning with the 6th meeting and $1,200 for each committee meeting attended.

At the election of the director, all or a portion of the cash retainer may be payable in common stock of The Southern Company, and all or a portion of total cash compensation may be deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan and all of the stock retainer may be deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan until membership on the Board is terminated.  There is no pension plan for non-employee directors.