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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
and the year to date March 31, 2012
 
 
 
                                 
Three
                                 
Months
                                 
Ended
 
Year ended December 31,
   
March 31,
   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
 
-----------------------------------Thousands of Dollars-----------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                           
  Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,253,532
 
$
1,401,995
 
$
1,236,111
 
$
1,414,245
 
$
1,781,406
 
$
261,928
  Distributed income of equity investees
 
2,622
   
4,278
   
363
   
2,849
   
13,830
   
2,020
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
343,461
   
345,415
   
385,889
   
375,336
   
342,935
   
90,558
  Interest component of rental expense
 
10,416
   
17,309
   
21,523
   
42,467
   
59,943
   
16,951
  Amortization of capitalized interest
 
41
   
40
   
41
   
40
   
40
   
10
  Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities
 
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
  AFUDC - Debt funds
 
28,440
   
39,573
   
39,719
   
54,253
   
36,952
   
5,542
  Earnings as defined
$
1,638,512
 
$
1,808,610
 
$
1,683,646
 
$
1,889,190
 
$
2,235,106
 
$
377,009
 
 
                                 
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                       
  Interest on long-term debt
$
268,772
 
$
324,117
 
$
371,341
 
$
377,011
 
$
362,030
 
$
86,466
  Interest on affiliated loans
 
65,413
   
22,295
   
13,045
   
12,526
   
9,340
   
119
  Interest on interim obligations
 
8,463
   
3,114
   
538
   
0
   
0
   
848
  Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net
 
18,344
   
19,906
   
20,241
   
21,492
   
22,497
   
5,656
  Other interest charges
 
11,137
   
15,790
   
20,573
   
18,657
   
(13,834)
   
3,034
  Interest component of rental expense
 
10,416
   
17,309
   
21,523
   
42,467
   
59,943
   
16,951
  Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities
 
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
  Fixed charges as defined
$
382,545
 
$
402,531
 
$
447,261
 
$
472,153
 
$
439,976
 
$
113,074
                                   
                                   
                                   
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.28
   
4.49
   
3.76
   
4.00
   
5.08
   
3.33