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# SOUTHERN COMPANY 2002 ANNUAL REPORT 

assets and 4 MILLION CUSTOMERS, 26,000 EMPLOYEES, NEARLY 37,000 MEGAWATTS OF GENERATING CAPACITY, 27,000 MILES OF TRANSMISSION LINES, A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND MISSISSIPPI, COMPETITIVE GENERATION, ENERGY-RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES, RETAIL NATURAL GAS MARKETER 

Our 26,000 Employees are committed to delivering solid results for customers and shareholders. Ed Demore and Eric Sims of Plant Franklin in Smiths, Alabama, are part of the team that in 2002 made Southern Company again one of the industry’s top performers. 

