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                                Exhibit 12.1
                                  1/4/2011
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2009
and the year to date September 30, 2010
                                     
                                 
Nine
 
                                 
Months
 
                                 
Ended
 
 
Year ended December 31,
    September 30,
   
2005
   
2006
   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
 
 
------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars------------------------------------------
 
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                                 
   Earnings before income taxes
$
1,197,831
 
$
1,236,845
 
$
1,262,231
 
$
1,410,963
 
$
1,244,272
 
$
1,344,390
 
   Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
297,313
   
319,893
   
345,538
   
347,418
   
387,759
   
276,366
  
   Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities
 
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
 
   AFUDC - Debt funds
 
11,811
   
12,354
   
28,470
   
39,610
   
39,790
   
38,972
 
     Earnings as defined
$
1,506,955
 
$
1,569,092
 
$
1,636,239
 
$
1,797,991
 
$
1,671,821
 
$
1,659,728
 
                                     
                                     
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
                               
   Interest on long-term debt
$
215,263
 
$
217,954
 
$
270,429
 
$
325,774
 
$
372,998
 
$
284,438
 
   Interest on affiliated loans
 
68,735
   
87,672
   
65,769
   
22,574
   
13,097
   
9,448
 
   Interest on interim obligations
 
0
   
0
   
8,463
   
3,114
   
538
   
0
 
   Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net
 
17,109
   
17,054
   
18,432
   
19,994
   
20,329
   
16,067
 
   Other interest charges
 
8,017
   
9,567
   
10,915
   
15,572
   
20,587
   
5,385
 
   Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities
 
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
 
     Fixed charges as defined
$
309,124
 
$
332,247
 
$
374,008
 
$
387,028
 
$
427,549
 
$
315,338
 
                                     
                                     
                                     
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.87
   
4.72
   
4.37
   
4.65
   
3.91
   
5.26