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
	2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$	91,740	$	87,732	$	92,340	$	91,598	$	83,545
Interest applicable to rentals		10,919		20,687		14,440		6,612		6,492
Total fixed charges, as defined		102,659		108,419		106,780		98,210		90,037
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)		11,104		20,957		15,275		8,483		11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$	113,763	$	129,376	$	122,055	$	106,693	$	101,347
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$	139,111	$	47,152	$	66,875	$	172,618	$	164,891
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total		85,638		96,623		81,756		112,944		132,765
Fixed charges as above		102,659		108,419		106,780		98,210		90,037
Total earnings, as defined	$	327,408	$	252,194	$	255,411	$	383,772	$	387,693
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined		3.19		2.33		2.39		3.91		4.31
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined		2.88		1.95		2.09		3.60		3.83
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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.