<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for June 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000003153 <NAME> ALABAMA POWER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 7,185,415 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 269,106 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 933,292 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 717,183 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,104,996 <COMMON> 224,358 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,334,744 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,199,270 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,758,372 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 297,000 <PREFERRED> 255,512 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,140,037 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 30,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 583,800 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 307,520 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 106,790 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 5,593 <LEASES-CURRENT> 1,002 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,619,370 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,104,996 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,580,220 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 98,653 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,172,110 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,270,763 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 309,457 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 23,475 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 332,932 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 165,519 <NET-INCOME> 167,413 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,622 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 160,791 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 180,900 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 291,735 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0