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Exhibit 12.1
GULF 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
$
170,461

 
$
199,227

 
$
172,475

 
$
211,346

 
 
211,801

 
$
120,059

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
38,358

 
 
51,897

 
 
58,150

 
 
60,250

 
 
56,025

 
 
26,558

Interest component of rental expense
 
6,778

 
 
15,984

 
 
15,655

 
 
14,892

 
 
12,888

 
 
6,215

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
9,489

 
 
2,875

 
 
3,951

 
 
2,500

 
 
3,421

 
 
2,271

Earnings as defined
$
225,086

 
$
269,983

 
$
250,231

 
$
288,988

 
$
284,135

 
$
155,103

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
42,166

 
$
49,298

 
$
56,677

 
$
57,942

 
 
55,386

 
$
26,990

Interest on affiliated loans
 
80

 
 
108

 
 
130

 
 
172

 
 
222

 
 
97

Interest on interim obligations
 
701

 
 
37

 
 
197

 
 
100

 
 
185

 
 

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
2,890

 
 
2,918

 
 
2,686

 
 
2,602

 
 
2,582

 
 
1,286

Other interest charges
 
2,010

 
 
2,410

 
 
2,411

 
 
1,933

 
 
1,070

 
 
456

Interest component of rental expense
 
6,778

 
 
15,984

 
 
15,655

 
 
14,892

 
 
12,888

 
 
6,215

Fixed charges as defined
$
54,625

 
$
70,755

 
$
77,756

 
$
77,641

 
$
72,333

 
$
35,044

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.12

 
 
3.82

 
 
3.22

 
 
3.72

 
 
3.93

 
 
4.43