Exhibit 12.1
												9/7/2007
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2006
and the year to date June 30, 2007
												Six
												Months
												Ended
	Year ended December 31,											June 30,
		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
	--------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars--------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes	$	770,194	$	782,220	$	819,955	$	819,515	$	875,256	$	446,639
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		226,732		215,858		211,373		215,431		254,229		137,785
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		24,599		15,255		0		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds		6,854		6,421		6,856		8,173		7,939		7,600
Earnings as defined	$	1,028,379	$	1,019,754	$	1,038,184	$	1,043,119	$	1,137,424	$	592,024
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	208,148	$	183,953	$	173,226	$	186,542	$	231,060	$	122,664
Interest on affiliated loans		845		274		16,479		16,563		16,764		8,274
Interest on interim obligations		1,160		388		465		1,063		1,873		1,791
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		12,857		15,671		14,793		14,559		12,987		7,226
Other interest charges		10,577		21,993		13,266		4,877		(514)		5,430
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		24,599		15,255		0		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined	$	258,186	$	237,534	$	218,229	$	223,604	$	262,170	$	145,385
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.98		4.29		4.76		4.67		4.34		4.07