EXHIBIT 24

                               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 preferred securities to be
issued by a trust sponsored by AGL Capital Corporation, 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 20th day of March, 2001.


/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/ Wyck A. Knox, Jr.
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Robert S. Jepson, Jr., Director         Wyck A. Knox, Jr., Director


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