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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, 2017
and the year to date March 31, 2018
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
---------------------------------------------Millions of Dollars-----------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,224

 
$
1,305

 
$
1,311

 
$
1,363

 
$
1,427

 
$
310

Distributed income of equity investees
 
4

 
 
2

 
 

 
 
12

 
 
12

 
 
2

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
 
259

 
 
255

 
 
274

 
 
302

 
 
305

 
 
79

Interest component of rental expense
 
17

 
 
18

 
 
19

 
 
20

 
 
22

 
 
3

AFUDC - Debt funds
 
11

 
 
18

 
 
22

 
 
11

 
 
15

 
 
5

Earnings as defined
$
1,515

 
$
1,598

 
$
1,626

 
$
1,708

 
$
1,781

 
$
399

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt
$
240

 
$
241

 
$
264

 
$
278

 
$
283

 
$
73

Interest on affiliated loans
 
7

 
 
7

 
 
7

 
 
8

 
 
9

 
 
2

Interest on interim obligations
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net
 
13

 
 
14

 
 
14

 
 
16

 
 
17

 
 
4

Other interest charges
 
10

 
 
11

 
 
11

 
 
10

 
 
11

 
 
4

Interest component of rental expense
 
17

 
 
18

 
 
19

 
 
20

 
 
22

 
 
4

Fixed charges as defined
$
287

 
$
291

 
$
315

 
$
332

 
$
342

 
$
87

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
5.27

 
 
5.49

 
 
5.16

 
 
5.14

 
 
5.21

 
 
4.59