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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 September 30, 2012
 
                                 
Nine
 
                                 
Months
 
                                 
Ended
 
 
Year ended December 31,
  September 30,
   
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
 
$
1,554,230
 
Distributed income of equity investees
 
2,622
   
4,278
   
363
   
2,849
   
13,830
   
5,866
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
343,461
   
345,415
   
385,889
   
375,336
   
342,935
   
276,411
 
Interest component of rental expense
 
10,416
   
17,309
   
21,523
   
42,467
   
59,943
   
46,392
 
Amortization of capitalized interest
 
41
   
40
   
41
   
40
   
40
   
30
 
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
   
16,708
 
Earnings as defined
$
1,638,512
 
$
1,808,610
 
$
1,683,646
 
$
1,889,190
 
$
2,235,106
 
$
1,899,637
 
                                     
                                     
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
 
$
276,461
 
Interest on affiliated loans
 
65,413
   
22,295
   
13,045
   
12,526
   
9,340
   
174
 
Interest on interim obligations
 
8,463
   
3,114
   
538
   
0
   
0
   
1,359
 
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net
 
18,344
   
19,906
   
20,241
   
21,492
   
22,497
   
17,321
 
Other interest charges
 
11,137
   
15,790
   
20,573
   
18,657
   
(13,834)
   
(2,124)
 
Interest component of rental expense
 
10,416
   
17,309
   
21,523
   
42,467
   
59,943
   
46,392
 
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
 
$
339,583
 
                                     
                                     
                                     
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.28
   
4.49
   
3.76
   
4.00
   
5.08
   
5.59