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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, 2012
and the year to date June 30, 2013
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2008
 
 
2009
 
 
2010
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
--------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars--------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,401,995

 
$
1,236,111

 
$
1,414,245

 
$
1,781,406

 
$
1,867,911

 
$
786,182

Distributed income of equity investees
 
4,278

 
 
363

 
 
2,849

 
 
13,830

 
 
7,126

 
 
739

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
345,415

 
 
385,889

 
 
375,336

 
 
342,935

 
 
365,842

 
 
186,863

Interest component of rental expense
 
17,309

 
 
21,523

 
 
42,467

 
 
59,943

 
 
60,987

 
 
32,419

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
40

 
 
41

 
 
40

 
 
40

 
 
41

 
 
20

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
39,573

 
 
39,719

 
 
54,253

 
 
36,952

 
 
21,185

 
 
6,197

Earnings as defined
$
1,808,610

 
$
1,683,646

 
$
1,889,190

 
$
2,235,106

 
$
2,323,092

 
$
1,012,420

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
324,117

 
$
371,341

 
$
377,011

 
$
362,030

 
$
364,508

 
$
173,943

Interest on affiliated loans
 
22,295

 
 
13,045

 
 
12,526

 
 
9,340

 
 
174

 
 
150

Interest on interim obligations
 
3,114

 
 
538

 
 

 
 

 
 
1,359

 
 
442

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
19,906

 
 
20,241

 
 
21,492

 
 
22,497

 
 
23,033

 
 
13,403

Other interest charges
 
15,790

 
 
20,573

 
 
18,657

 
 
(13,834
)
 
 
(1,953
)
 
 
5,171

Interest component of rental expense
 
17,309

 
 
21,523

 
 
42,467

 
 
59,943

 
 
60,987

 
 
32,419

Fixed charges as defined
$
402,531

 
$
447,261

 
$
472,153

 
$
439,976

 
$
448,108

 
$
225,528

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.49

 
 
3.76

 
 
4.00

 
 
5.08

 
 
5.18

 
 
4.49