Environmentally Responsible Southern Company’s environmental commitment is to be responsible and to get results. We’ve invested about $1.2 billion in capital throughout the company in the past decade to reduce emissions at our generating plants. We plan to spend $4 billion more on environmental controls including scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction systems by 2015 to further reduce emissions. These are investments with returns that include a cleaner environment and cleaner energy sources. We have significantly reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and avoided more than 55 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, while increasing our energy output to meet growing demand for electricity. Our use of natural gas generation to meet the ever-increasing energy demands in the Southeast means that this cleaner-burning fuel will contribute an even larger portion of the power we provide. Meanwhile, we are making meaningful gains in the research and development of alternative and renewable energy sources, such as coal gasification and the use of switchgrass or other biomass as a fuel. And  in the communities we serve, Southern Company employees are in the forefront of local efforts to maintain and clean land and rivers. 19 SO 2OO2 Even though Southern Company has increased generation to meet demand,  levels of emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides have declined. Southern Company Emissions Trends • SO$_{2}$ Tons (x10 $^{3}$) • NO$_{X}$ Tons (x10 $^{3}$) 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 ’90 ’92 ’94 ’96 ’98 ’00 ’02* * 2002 emission levels are preliminary. (in millions) Megawatt-Hours Generated ’90 ’92 ’94 ’96 ’98 ’00 ’02 100 150 200