former fleet services manager "well-suited to assume this critical role"

-- 2008 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.84 versus $2.72 in 2007

information to save money on energy bills, make home more energy efficient or get direct local assistance

2008 earnings equal to that of 2007

Matthew W. Bowden elected vice president of Alabama Power, Environmental Affairs

Webcast of earnings conference call to be available

245th consecutive quarter dividends paid to shareholders

first advanced gasification generating facility with carbon capture capabilities in Mississippi and one of the first in the country