SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.
FORM U-6B-2
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
Filed by
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
(the "Company")
This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
Item 1. Type of the security or securities.
Commercial Paper and Bank Notes.
Item 2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.
Issue.
Item 3. Principal amount of each security.
Commercial Paper - Various amounts ranging from $1,003,000 to
$50,000,000. Outstanding at March 31, 1997 - $417,555,000.
Bank Notes - None outstanding at March 31, 1997.
Item 4. Rate of interest per annum of each security.
Commercial Paper - Rates ranging from 5.100% to 5.750%.
Bank Notes - Not applicable.
Item 5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.
Various dates within the quarter ended March 31, 1997.
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Item 6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Date of maturity of each security.
In the case of the commercial paper and bank notes maturities
vary with none exceeding nine months.
Item 8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed
or guaranteed.
Commercial Paper - Issued pursuant to bidding arrangements.
Bank Notes - Chase Manhattan Bank.
Item 9. Collateral given with each security, if any.
None.
Item 10. Consideration received for each security.
Various.
Item 11. Application of proceeds of each security.
Proceeds used for general corporate purposes, including
working capital.
Item 12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below
whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was
exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of:
a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of
Section 6(b)
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of
Section 6(b)
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48 X
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Item 13. Not Applicable.
Item 14. Not applicable.
Item 15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48 designate the rule under
which exemption is claimed.
Rule 52
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
By:/s/ Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary
Date: May 5, 1997
