Exhibit 12.1
7/1/02
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the
five years ended December 31, 2001
and the year to date March 31, 2002
Three
Months
Ended
Year ended December 31, March 31,
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
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EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes $1,277,565 $1,249,768 $1,158,999 $1,192,370 $1,220,654 $263,415
AFUDC - Debt funds 9,030 7,117 12,429 23,396 13,574 2,126
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Earnings as defined $1,286,595 $1,256,885 $1,171,428 $1,215,766 $1,234,228 $265,541
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FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt $ 196,707 $ 182,879 $ 164,375 $ 171,994 $ 162,546 $ 33,541
Interest on interim obligations 7,795 12,213 19,787 28,262 25,082 3,798
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net 14,191 13,378 15,127 14,257 15,106 4,037
Other interest charges 57,623 71,536 75,868 79,396 55,175 16,382
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Fixed charges as defined $ 276,316 $ 280,006 $ 275,157 $ 293,909 $ 257,909 $ 57,758
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 4.66 4.49 4.26 4.14 4.79 4.60
Note: The above figures have been adjusted to give effect to Georgia Power
Company's 50% ownership of Southern Electric Generating Company.