Exhibit 23.1


                              TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW
                         A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
                              BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA
                     600 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. , SUITE 5200
                           ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30308-2216
                             TELEPHONE: 404-885-3000
                             FACSIMILE: 404-885-3900


                                February 23, 2001

Georgia Power Company
241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3374

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Prospectus Supplement of Georgia Power Company (the "Company")
dated February 16, 2001, relating to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Series H 6.70% Senior Insured Quarterly Notes due March 1, 2011, and to the
filing hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 16, 2001.

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                                     /s/Troutman Sanders LLP