EXHIBIT 23.2



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus Supplement dated
May 19, 1999 (to Prospectus dated December 4, 1998) of Alabama Power Company
(the "Company") relating to Series J Senior Notes, which is incorporated by
reference in Form 8-K of the Company dated May 19, 1999, of our report dated
February 2, 1999 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of MBIA
Insurance Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998. We also consent
to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus
Supplement.


                                      /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
May 19, 1999