Exhibit 12.2

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges plus preferred and preference dividend requirements

the five years ended December 31, 2015

	Year ended December 31,
				2011			2012			2013		2014		2015
	---------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars-----------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings Before Income Taxes			$	1,781,406		$	1,867,911		$	1,909,491	$	1,965,691	$	2,040,164
Distributed income of equity investees				13,830			7,126			3,649		1,632		17
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized				342,935			365,842			360,546		348,482		363,120
Interest component of rental expense				59,943			60,987			64,442		64,296		97,651
Amortization of capitalized interest				40			41			40		40		40
AFUDC - Debt funds				36,952			21,185			13,500		17,903		16,061
Earnings as defined			$	2,235,106		$	2,323,092		$	2,351,668	$	2,398,044	$	2,517,053
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt			$	362,030		$	364,508		$	340,983	$	332,634	$	345,282
Interest on affiliated loans				9,340			174			281		697		811
Interest on interim obligations				—			1,359			664		671		495
Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net				22,497			23,033			25,868		25,315		24,496
Other interest charges				(13,834	)		(1,953	)		6,366		7,400		8,277
Interest component of rental expense				59,943			60,987			64,442		64,296		97,651
Fixed charges as defined			$	439,976		$	448,108		$	438,604	$	431,013	$	477,012
Tax deductible preferred dividends				—			—			—		—
				439,976			448,108			438,604		431,013		477,012
Non-tax deductible preferred and preference dividends				17,381			17,381			17,381		17,381		17,381
Ratio of net income before taxes to net income		x		1.538		x	1.580		x	1.606	x	1.587	x	1.602
Preferred and preference dividend requirements before taxes				26,735			27,471			27,920		27,584		27,840
Fixed charges plus preferred and preference dividend requirements			$	466,711		$	475,579		$	466,524	$	458,597	$	504,852
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES				4.79			4.88			5.04		5.23		4.99