SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS SERVICES

Call center and billing services for others; business consulting services in the areas of system planning, power engineering, nuclear engineering, hydro engineering, utility company operations and maintenance, utility company plant improvements, electric power delivery training and education, privatization of electric utilities and various utility operations, operation for others of cogeneration and independent power production facilities, energy use and management, transportation, generation and marketing of gas and related energy commodities for and to others; retail appliance stores; distributorships in the field of appliances; mail order catalogue services featuring appliances; computerized on-line ordering and retail services in the field of appliances; distributorship services in the field of electricity, natural gas, natural gas liquids and liquefied petroleum gas for and from others