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Exhibit 12.1
SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2014
and the three months ended March 31, 2015
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2010
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
---------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars-----------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
206,664

 
 
238,088

 
 
267,906

 
 
211,428

 
 
171,847

 
 
45,181

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
76,120

 
 
77,334

 
 
62,503

 
 
74,475

 
 
88,992

 
 
21,965

Interest component of rental expense
 
176

 
 
191

 
 
267

 
 
632

 
 
1,327

 
 
357

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
2,905

 
 
3,412

 
 
4,498

 
 
6,340

 
 
4,555

 
 
1,139

Pre-tax net loss from non-controlling interest
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
1,246

 
 
79

Earnings as defined
$
285,865

 
$
319,025

 
$
335,174

 
$
292,875

 
$
267,967

 
$
68,721

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
85,054

 
 
90,479

 
 
78,497

 
 
80,572

 
 
85,720

 
 
21,174

Interest on affiliated loans
 
8

 
 
534

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest on interim obligations
 
603

 
 
1,374

 
 
1,930

 
 
1,412

 
 
1,109

 
 
430

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
2,098

 
 
2,026

 
 
1,169

 
 
1,266

 
 
1,261

 
 
315

Other interest charges
 
466

 
 
922

 
 
(1
)
 
 
402

 
 
789

 
 
161

Interest component of rental expense
 
176

 
 
191

 
 
267

 
 
632

 
 
1,327

 
 
357

Fixed charges as defined
 
88,405

 
 
95,526

 
 
81,862

 
 
84,284

 
 
90,206

 
 
22,437

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
3.23

 
 
3.34

 
 
4.09

 
 
3.47

 
 
2.97

 
 
3.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADJUSTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated net decrease in interest expense from refinancing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(15,466
)
 
 
(3,866
)
Total pro forma fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
74,740

 
 
$
18,571

Pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.59

 
 
3.70


(1) Reflects the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges on a pro forma basis for the year ended December 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 after giving effect to the changes in interest expense that would result assuming the repayment of Southern Power Company’s $525,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 4.875% Series 2003A Senior Notes due July 15, 2015 (the "Series 2003A Notes") with a portion of the proceeds of the issuance of the Series 2015A 1.500% Senior Notes due June 1, 2018 (the “Series 2015A Notes”) and the Series 2015B 2.375% Senior Notes due June 1, 2020 (the “Series 2015B Notes”), as if such repayment and related issuance had occurred on January 1, 2014. This calculation assumes the proceeds from the issuance and sale of $242.3 million aggregate principal amount of the Series 2015B Notes and $282.7 million aggregate principal amount of the Series 2015A Notes were applied to repayment of the Series 2003A Notes.