SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        September 23, 2003
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                              GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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        Georgia                     1-6468                 58-0257110
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File    (IRS Employer Identification
    of incorporation)               Number)                 No.)


241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, NE, Atlanta, Georgia                  30308
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (404) 506-6526
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                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 5.       Other Events.
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              On September 23, 2003, Georgia Power Company (the "Company")
entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the
Company of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series R 6% Senior
Notes due October 15, 2033 (the "Series R Senior Notes"). Said notes were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf
registration statement (Registration Nos. 333-105815, 333-105815-01,
333-105815-02, 333-105815-03 and 333-105815-04) of the Company.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

               1    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 23, 2003, among the
                    Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley &
                    Co. Incorporated and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC as
                    representatives of the several Underwriters.

               4.1  Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture
                    dated as of October 23, 2003, providing for the issuance of
                    the Company's Series R 6% Senior Notes due October 15, 2033.

               4.2  Form of Series R 6% Senior Notes due October 15, 2033
                    (included in Exhibit 4.1 above).

               5    Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.

               12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:     October 23, 2003                    GEORGIA POWER COMPANY


                                              By:  /s/Wayne Boston
                                                     Wayne Boston
                                                  Assistant Secretary
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        September 23, 2003
                                                 ------------------------------

                              GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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        Georgia                     1-6468                 58-0257110
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File    (IRS Employer Identification
    of incorporation)               Number)                 No.)

241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, NE, Atlanta, Georgia                  30308
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (404) 506-6526
                                                  -----------------------------

                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 5.       Other Events.
              ------------
              On September 23, 2003, Georgia Power Company (the "Company")
entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the
Company of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series R 6% Senior
Notes due October 15, 2033 (the "Series R Senior Notes"). Said notes were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf
registration statement (Registration Nos. 333-105815, 333-105815-01,
333-105815-02, 333-105815-03 and 333-105815-04) of the Company.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

               1    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 23, 2003, among the
                    Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley &
                    Co. Incorporated and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC as
                    representatives of the several Underwriters.

               4.1  Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture
                    dated as of October 23, 2003, providing for the issuance of
                    the Company's Series R 6% Senior Notes due October 15, 2033.

               4.2  Form of Series R 6% Senior Notes due October 15, 2033
                    (included in Exhibit 4.1 above).

               5    Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.

               12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:     October 23, 2003                    GEORGIA POWER COMPANY

                                              By:  /s/Wayne Boston
                                                     Wayne Boston
                                                  Assistant Secretary