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Exhibit 12.1
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2013
and the year to date June 30, 2014


 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2009
 
 
2010
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
-------------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars--------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,088,238

 
$
1,203,742

 
$
1,219,603

 
$
1,214,477

 
$
1,224,565

 
$
623,522

Distributed income of equity investees
 

 
 
2,486

 
 
7,371

 
 
7,126

 
 
3,649

 
 

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
298,495

 
 
303,165

 
 
298,934

 
 
286,748

 
 
258,587

 
 
125,289

Interest component of rental expense
 
39,442

 
 
23,094

 
 
18,573

 
 
18,930

 
 
17,234

 
 
7,092

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
33,112

 
 
13,992

 
 
8,751

 
 
6,810

 
 
11,236

 
 
7,776

Earnings as defined
$
1,459,287

 
$
1,546,479

 
$
1,553,232

 
$
1,534,091

 
$
1,515,271

 
$
763,679

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
Interest on long-term debt
$
287,066

 
$
287,075

 
$
279,880

 
$
266,610

 
$
239,681

 
$
117,851

Interest on affiliated loans
 
10,291

 
 
7,196

 
 
7,119

 
 
7,476

 
 
7,081

 
 
3,444

Interest on interim obligations
 
69

 
 
15

 
 
44

 
 
9

 
 
17

 
 
57

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
11,050

 
 
10,368

 
 
9,437

 
 
10,062

 
 
13,374

 
 
6,665

Other interest charges
 
23,131

 
 
12,503

 
 
11,205

 
 
9,401

 
 
10,017

 
 
5,048

Interest component of rental expense
 
39,442

 
 
23,094

 
 
18,573

 
 
18,930

 
 
17,234

 
 
7,092

Fixed charges as defined
$
371,049

 
$
340,251

 
$
326,258

 
$
312,488

 
$
287,404

 
$
140,157

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
3.93

 
 
4.55

 
 
4.76

 
 
4.91

 
 
5.27

 
 
5.45