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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, 2016
and the year to date March 31, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
---------------------------------------------Millions of Dollars-----------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
211

 
$
212

 
$
237

 
$
249

 
$
231

 
$
34

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
60

 
 
56

 
 
53

 
 
49

 
 
47

 
 
12

Interest component of rental expense
 
15

 
 
13

 
 
21

 
 
30

 
 
28

 
 
7

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
3

 
 
3

 
 
6

 
 
5

 
 

 
 

Earnings as defined
$
289

 
$
284

 
$
317

 
$
333

 
$
306

 
$
53

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
58

 
$
55

 
$
55

 
$
57

 
$
50

 
$
10

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
3

 
 
3

 
 
3

 
 
3

 
 
3

 
 
1

Other interest charges
 
2

 
 
1

 
 
1

 
 
(5
)
 
 
(6
)
 
 
1

Interest component of rental expense
 
15

 
 
13

 
 
21

 
 
30

 
 
28

 
 
7

Fixed charges as defined
$
78

 
$
72

 
$
80

 
$
85

 
$
75

 
$
19

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
3.72

 
 
3.93

 
 
3.98

 
 
3.94

 
 
4.08

 
 
2.84