Exhibit 12.1
												11/19/2009
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2008
and the year to date September 30, 2009
												Nine
												Months
												Ended
	Year ended December 31,											September 30,
		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
	--------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars--------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,081,028	$	1,197,831	$	1,236,845	$	1,262,232	$	1,410,963	$	1,092,836
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		240,572		297,313		319,894		345,538		347,419		294,527
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		15,948		0		0		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds		10,295		11,812		12,354		28,469		39,609		28,400
Earnings as defined	$	1,347,843	$	1,506,956	$	1,569,093	$	1,636,239	$	1,797,991	$	1,415,763
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	179,219	$	215,264	$	217,954	$	270,429	$	325,774	$	280,620
Interest on affiliated loans		46,512		68,735		87,672		65,769		22,574		9,917
Interest on interim obligations		24		0		0		8,463		3,114		538
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		16,812		17,109		17,054		18,431		19,994		15,268
Other interest charges		8,301		8,017		9,571		10,915		15,571		16,584
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		15,948		0		0		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined	$	266,816	$	309,125	$	332,251	$	374,007	$	387,027	$	322,927
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		5.05		4.87		4.72		4.37		4.65		4.38