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  Exhibit 12.1  
                                   
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
 
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
 
the five years ended December 31, 2011
 
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
 
Millions of Dollars
   
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                               
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
         1,254
 
 $
         1,402
 
 $
         1,236
 
 $
         1,414
 
 $
         1,781
   
Distributed income of equity investees
 
                 2
   
                 4
   
                -
   
                 3
   
               14
   
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
            344
   
            346
   
            386
   
            375
   
            343
   
Interest component of rental expense
 
               10
   
               17
   
               22
   
               43
   
               60
   
AFUDC - Debt funds
 
               29
   
               40
   
               40
   
               54
   
               37
   
Earnings as defined
$
         1,639
 
 $
         1,809
 
 $
         1,684
 
 $
         1,889
 
 $
         2,235
   
                                 
                                 
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                           
Interest on long-term debt
$
            269
 
 $
            324
 
 $
            371
 
 $
            377
 
 $
            362
   
Interest on affiliated loans
 
               66
   
               22
   
               13
   
               13
   
                 9
   
Interest on interim obligations
 
                 9
   
                 3
   
                 1
   
                -
   
                -
   
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net
 
               18
   
               20
   
               20
   
               21
   
               23
   
Other interest charges
 
               11
   
               16
   
               20
   
               19
   
             (14)
   
Interest component of rental expense
 
               10
   
               18
   
               22
   
               42
   
               60
   
Fixed charges as defined
$
            383
 
 $
            403
 
 $
            447
 
 $
            472
 
 $
            440
   
                                 
                                 
                                 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.28
   
4.49
   
3.76
   
4.00
   
5.08