EXHIBIT 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Donald P. Weinstein and Paul R. Shlanta,
and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact  and agents, with
full power of substitution,  for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement on Form S-3
of AGL Resources Inc., related to the registration of debt securities and the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, and any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done, as fully for all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     This 29th day of December, 2000.



/s/ Frank Barron, Jr.                    /s/ D. Raymond Riddle
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Frank Barron, Jr., Director              D. Raymond Riddle, Director


/s/ Otis A. Brumby, Jr.                  /s/ Paula G. Rosput
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Otis A. Brumby, Jr., Director            Paula G. Rosput, Director


/s/ Robert S. Jepson, Jr.                /s/ Betty L. Siegel
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Robert S. Jepson, Jr., Director          Betty L. Siegel, Director


/s/ Wyck A. Knox, Jr.                    /s/ Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr.
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Wyck A. Knox, Jr., Director              Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr., Director


/s/ Dennis M. Love                       /s/ Felker W. Ward, Jr.
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Dennis M. Love, Director                 Felker W. Ward, Jr., Director