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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, 2014
 


 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
2010
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
-------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars----------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,203,742

 
$
1,219,603

 
$
1,214,477

 
$
1,224,565

 
$
1,304,874

Distributed income of equity investees
 
2,486

 
 
7,371

 
 
7,126

 
 
3,649

 
 
1,632

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
303,165

 
 
298,934

 
 
286,748

 
 
258,587

 
 
255,091

Interest component of rental expense
 
23,094

 
 
18,573

 
 
18,930

 
 
17,234

 
 
18,266

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
13,992

 
 
8,751

 
 
6,810

 
 
11,236

 
 
17,876

Earnings as defined
$
1,546,479

 
$
1,553,232

 
$
1,534,091

 
$
1,515,271

 
$
1,597,739

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
287,075

 
$
279,880

 
$
266,610

 
$
239,681

 
$
241,353

Interest on affiliated loans
 
7,196

 
 
7,119

 
 
7,476

 
 
7,081

 
 
6,958

Interest on interim obligations
 
15

 
 
44

 
 
9

 
 
17

 
 
18

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
10,368

 
 
9,437

 
 
10,062

 
 
13,374

 
 
13,401

Other interest charges
 
12,503

 
 
11,205

 
 
9,401

 
 
10,017

 
 
11,237

Interest component of rental expense
 
23,094

 
 
18,573

 
 
18,930

 
 
17,234

 
 
18,266

Fixed charges as defined
$
340,251

 
$
326,258

 
$
312,488

 
$
287,404

 
$
291,233

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
4.55

 
 
4.76

 
 
4.91

 
 
5.27

 
 
5.49