SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by
GEORGIA 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 security or securities.
Series A 6 7/8% Senior Public Income Notes due December 31,
2047 (the "Notes")
Item 2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.
Issue
Item 3. Principal amount of each security.
$145,000,000
Item 4. Rate of interest per annum of each security.
6 7/8%
Item 5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.
January 27, 1998
Item 6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Date of maturity of each security.
December 31, 2047
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Item 8. Name of person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.
The Company issued and sold the Notes to Smith Barney Inc.; A.
G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers
Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; PaineWebber
Incorporated; Prudential Securities Incorporated and The
Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC, as Representatives of the
Underwriters, pursuant to Underwriting Agreement dated January
21, 1998.
Item 9. Collateral given with each security, if any.
None
Item 10. Consideration received for each security.
$140,432,500 (96.85% of the principal amount).
Item 11. Application of proceeds of each security.
The proceeds from the sale of the Notes were used by the
Company to repay a portion of its outstanding short-term
indebtedness.
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_
Item 13. Not Applicable.
Item 14. Not Applicable.
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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
Date: January 28, 1998 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
By: /s/Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary
