Georgia Power (GPJA) 8-K Other Events

 Exhibit 12.1

5/17/2010

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2009
and the year to date March 31, 2010
												Three
												Months
												Ended
	Year ended December 31,											March 31,
		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009		2010
	--------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars----------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,197,831	$	1,236,845	$	1,262,231	$	1,410,963	$	1,244,272	$	336,430
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		297,313		319,893		345,538		347,418		387,759		93,478
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		0		0		0		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds		11,811		12,354		28,470		39,610		39,790		13,154
Earnings as defined	$	1,506,955	$	1,569,092	$	1,636,239	$	1,797,991	$	1,671,821	$	443,062
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	215,263	$	217,954	$	270,429	$	325,774	$	372,998	$	95,020
Interest on affiliated loans		68,735		87,672		65,769		22,574		13,097		3,123
Interest on interim obligations		0		0		8,463		3,114		538		0
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		17,109		17,054		18,432		19,994		20,329		5,097
Other interest charges		8,017		9,567		10,915		15,572		20,587		3,392
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		0		0		0		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined	$	309,124	$	332,247	$	374,008	$	387,028	$	427,549	$	106,632
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		4.87		4.72		4.37		4.65		3.91		4.16