Board of Directors

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David M. Ratcliffe
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Southern Company: Born 1948
Elected 2003

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: CSX Corporation
Juanita Powell Baranco
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Baranco Automotive Group (automobile sales): Born 1949
Elected 2006

Morrow, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: Cox Radio, Inc.
Chairman of the Governance Committee
Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Francis S. Blake
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

The Home Depot, Inc. (home improvement): Born 1949
Elected 2004

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: The Home Depot, Inc.
Member of the Audit Committee
Jon A. Boscia
President

Sun Life Financial Inc. (financial services): Born 1952
Elected 2007

Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Other corporate directorships: Armstrong World Industries
Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
Thomas F. Chapman
Presiding Director
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Equifax Inc. (information services and transaction processing): Born 1943
Elected 1999

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: None
Member of the Governance Committee
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer

Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (energy): Born 1942
Elected 2007

St. Petersburg, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Raymond James Financial Inc., USEC Inc.
Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Chairman of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Veronica M. Hagen
Chief Executive Officer

Polymer Group, Inc. (engineered materials): Born 1946
Elected 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina
Other corporate directorships: Polymer Group, Inc., Newmont Mining Corporation
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Warren A. Hood, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hood Companies Incorporated (packaging and construction products): Born 1952
Elected 2007

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Hood Companies Incorporated, BancorpSouth Bank
Member of the Audit Committee
Donald M. James
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials): Born 1949
Elected 1999

Birmingham, Alabama
Other corporate directorships: Vulcan Materials Company, Wells Fargo & Company
Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Chairman of the Finance Committee
J. Neal Purcell
Retired Vice Chairman-Audit Operations

KPMG (audit and accounting): Born 1941
Elected 2003

Duluth, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: Synovus Financial Corp., Kaiser Permanente Health Care and Hospitals
Chairman of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member of the Finance Committee
William G. Smith, Jr.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Capital City Bank Group Inc. (banking): Born 1953
Elected 2006

Tallahassee, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Capital City Bank Group Inc., Capital City Bank
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Gerald J. St. Pé
Former President

Ingalls Shipbuilding: Born 1939
Elected 1995

Retired Executive Vice President
Litton Industries (shipbuilding), Pascagoula, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Signal International, Merchants and Marine Bank
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee

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Over the next three years, we plan to invest $16.6 billion to expand and enhance our infrastructure, ensure that we maintain our high level of reliability, produce cleaner electricity, and invest in growth opportunities for our future.

Excerpt - 08 Annual Report Letter to Stockholders David Ratcliffe, CEO