Entergy Texas (ETI-P) 10-Q 2014 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12(a)
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
	2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$	92,340	$	91,598	$	83,545	$	82,860	$	91,318	$	91,891
Interest applicable to rentals	14,440		6,612		6,492		5,768		5,350		4,737
Total fixed charges, as defined	106,780		98,210		90,037		88,628		96,668		96,628
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	15,275		8,483		11,310		11,310		11,310		11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$	122,055	$	106,693	$	101,347	$	99,938	$	107,978	$	107,938
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$	66,875	$	172,618	$	164,891	$	152,365	$	161,948	$	144,524
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	81,756		112,944		132,765		94,806		91,787		78,846
Fixed charges as above	106,780		98,210		90,037		88,628		96,668		96,628
Total earnings, as defined	$	255,411	$	383,772	$	387,693	$	335,799	$	350,403	$	319,998
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.39		3.91		4.31		3.79		3.62		3.31
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.09		3.60		3.83		3.36		3.25		2.96
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend
requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.