Exhibit 12.2
8/13/99
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges plus preferred
dividend requirements for the five years ended December 31, 1998
and the twelve months ended June, 30 1999
Twelve
Months
Ended
Year ended December 31, June, 30
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Income Before Interest Charges $594,669 $628,304 $627,627 $645,449 $702,409 $664,224
Federal and state income taxes 242,569 186,856 191,167 222,956 141,332 112,208
Deferred income taxes, net (32,536) 32,047 16,715 (12,879) 79,323 100,629
Deferred investment tax credits (4) (75) 0 0 0 0
AFUDC - Debt funds 3,590 7,109 6,517 4,855 4,664 8,445
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Earnings as defined $808,288 $854,241 $842,026 $860,381 $927,728 $885,506
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FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt $180,182 $183,199 $171,689 $169,536 $194,559 $193,076
Interest on interim obligations 5,939 16,917 20,617 22,787 11,012 9,225
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net 9,655 20,270 9,520 9,657 42,506 18,115
Other interest charges 19,909 27,064 34,227 57,799 67,129 63,962
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Fixed charges as defined 215,685 247,450 236,053 259,779 315,206 284,378
Tax deductible preferred dividends 1,605 1,605 1,605 1,589 1,236 1,236
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217,290 249,055 237,658 261,368 316,442 285,614
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Non-tax deductible preferred dividends 24,630 25,464 24,997 12,997 13,407 14,511
Ratio of net income before taxes to net income x 1.549 x 1.564 x 1.522 x 1.538 x 1.563 x 1.548
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Pref dividend requirements before income taxes 38,152 39,826 38,045 19,989 20,955 22,463
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Fixed charges plus pref dividend requirements $255,442 $288,881 $275,703 $281,357 $337,397 $308,077
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS
PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS 3.16 2.96 3.05 3.06 2.75 2.87
Note: The above figures have been adjusted to give effect to Alabama Power
Company's 50% ownership of Southern Electric Generating Company.