Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Operating Revenues:
Retail revenues	$ 3,858,000,000		$ 3,298,000,000
Wholesale revenues	604,000,000		432,000,000
Other electric revenues	165,000,000		155,000,000
Other revenues	17,000,000		12,000,000
Total operating revenues	4,644,000,000		3,897,000,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	1,647,000,000		1,262,000,000
Purchased power	187,000,000		95,000,000
Other operations and maintenance	986,000,000		974,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	497,000,000		466,000,000
Taxes other than income taxes	247,000,000		235,000,000
Estimated loss on Kemper IGCC	380,000,000		540,000,000
Total operating expenses	3,944,000,000		3,572,000,000
Operating Income	700,000,000		325,000,000
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	57,000,000		41,000,000
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(206,000,000)		(211,000,000)
Other income (expense), net	(7,000,000)		(27,000,000)
Total other income and (expense)	(156,000,000)		(197,000,000)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	544,000,000		128,000,000
Income taxes	176,000,000		31,000,000
Consolidated Net Income	368,000,000		97,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	17,000,000		16,000,000
Consolidated Net Income After Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries	351,000,000	[1],[2]	81,000,000	[1]
Earnings per share (EPS) -
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39		$ 0.09
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39		$ 0.09
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding (in millions)
Basic (in shares)	890		870
Diluted (in shares)	893		875
Cash dividends paid per share of common stock	$ 0.5075		$ 0.4900
Alabama Power [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Retail revenues	1,297,000,000		1,141,000,000
Wholesale revenues, non-affiliates	85,000,000		59,000,000
Wholesale revenues, affiliates	69,000,000		56,000,000
Other revenues	57,000,000		52,000,000
Total operating revenues	1,508,000,000		1,308,000,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	432,000,000		372,000,000
Purchased power, non-affiliates	57,000,000		20,000,000
Purchased power, affiliates	49,000,000		31,000,000
Other operations and maintenance	325,000,000		330,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	175,000,000		158,000,000
Taxes other than income taxes	89,000,000		90,000,000
Total operating expenses	1,127,000,000		1,001,000,000
Operating Income	381,000,000		307,000,000
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	10,000,000		8,000,000
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(62,000,000)		(66,000,000)
Other income (expense), net	(5,000,000)		(1,000,000)
Total other income and (expense)	(57,000,000)		(59,000,000)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	324,000,000		248,000,000
Income taxes	127,000,000		97,000,000
Consolidated Net Income	197,000,000		151,000,000
Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock	10,000,000		10,000,000
Consolidated Net Income After Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries	187,000,000		141,000,000
Georgia Power [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Retail revenues	2,050,000,000		1,729,000,000
Wholesale revenues, non-affiliates	109,000,000		62,000,000
Wholesale revenues, affiliates	21,000,000		6,000,000
Other revenues	89,000,000		85,000,000
Total operating revenues	2,269,000,000		1,882,000,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	752,000,000		519,000,000
Purchased power, non-affiliates	79,000,000		50,000,000
Purchased power, affiliates	184,000,000		175,000,000
Other operations and maintenance	427,000,000		431,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	208,000,000		200,000,000
Taxes other than income taxes	103,000,000		95,000,000
Total operating expenses	1,753,000,000		1,470,000,000
Operating Income	516,000,000		412,000,000
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	6,000,000		6,000,000
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(84,000,000)		(91,000,000)
Other income (expense), net	(2,000,000)		(2,000,000)
Total other income and (expense)	(80,000,000)		(87,000,000)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	436,000,000		325,000,000
Income taxes	166,000,000		124,000,000
Consolidated Net Income	270,000,000		201,000,000
Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock	4,000,000		4,000,000
Consolidated Net Income After Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries	266,000,000		197,000,000
Gulf Power [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Retail revenues	303,120,000		259,877,000
Wholesale revenues, non-affiliates	35,592,000		21,208,000
Wholesale revenues, affiliates	52,778,000		29,455,000
Other revenues	15,642,000		15,734,000
Total operating revenues	407,132,000		326,274,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	168,422,000		120,846,000
Purchased power, non-affiliates	15,461,000		11,135,000
Purchased power, affiliates	6,504,000		3,312,000
Other operations and maintenance	84,201,000		78,662,000
Depreciation and amortization	31,857,000		37,053,000
Taxes other than income taxes	26,799,000		23,626,000
Total operating expenses	333,244,000		274,634,000
Operating Income	73,888,000		51,640,000
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,379,000		1,134,000
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(13,264,000)		(14,369,000)
Other income (expense), net	(725,000)		(976,000)
Total other income and (expense)	(11,610,000)		(14,211,000)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	62,278,000		37,429,000
Income taxes	23,284,000		14,086,000
Consolidated Net Income	38,994,000		23,343,000
Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock	2,251,000		1,551,000
Consolidated Net Income After Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries	36,743,000		21,792,000
Mississippi Power [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Retail revenues	207,038,000		168,310,000
Wholesale revenues, non-affiliates	96,718,000		65,109,000
Wholesale revenues, affiliates	22,789,000		8,341,000
Other revenues	4,616,000		4,174,000
Total operating revenues	331,161,000		245,934,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	146,951,000		104,564,000
Purchased power, non-affiliates	11,494,000		1,367,000
Purchased power, affiliates	8,929,000		9,689,000
Other operations and maintenance	66,095,000		54,812,000
Depreciation and amortization	22,694,000		23,233,000
Taxes other than income taxes	20,458,000		19,417,000
Estimated loss on Kemper IGCC	380,000,000		462,000,000
Total operating expenses	656,621,000		675,082,000
Operating Income	(325,460,000)		(429,148,000)
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	38,082,000		26,074,000
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(12,035,000)		(10,409,000)
Other income (expense), net	(1,799,000)		(1,547,000)
Total other income and (expense)	24,248,000		14,118,000
Earnings Before Income Taxes	(301,212,000)		(415,030,000)
Income taxes	(129,597,000)		(169,142,000)
Consolidated Net Income	(171,615,000)		(245,888,000)
Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock	433,000		433,000
Consolidated Net Income After Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries	(172,048,000)		(246,321,000)
Southern Power [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Wholesale revenues, non-affiliates	277,868,000		223,429,000
Wholesale revenues, affiliates	72,333,000		78,191,000
Other revenues	653,000		1,327,000
Total operating revenues	350,854,000		302,947,000
Operating Expenses:
Fuel	124,562,000		119,372,000
Purchased power, non-affiliates	27,893,000		14,573,000
Purchased power, affiliates	29,186,000		7,865,000
Other operations and maintenance	52,715,000		50,950,000
Depreciation and amortization	51,457,000		40,160,000
Taxes other than income taxes	5,683,000		5,354,000
Total operating expenses	291,496,000		238,274,000
Operating Income	59,358,000		64,673,000
Other Income and (Expense):
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(22,003,000)		(20,394,000)
Other income (expense), net	118,000		(257,000)
Total other income and (expense)	(21,885,000)		(20,651,000)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	37,473,000		44,022,000
Income taxes	3,186,000		14,830,000
Consolidated Net Income	34,287,000		29,192,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	816,000		0
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding (in millions)
Net income attributable to Southern Power Company	$ 33,471,000		$ 29,192,000

[1] After dividends on preferred and preference stock of subsidiaries.

[2] Segment net income (loss) for the traditional operating companies for the three months ended March 31, 2014 includes a $380.0 million pre-tax charge ($234.7 million after tax) for an estimated probable loss on the Kemper IGCC. See Note (B) under "Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle – Kemper IGCC Schedule and Cost Estimate" herein for additional information.