Exhibit 12.1
													11/19/2007
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2006
and the year to date September 30, 2007
													Nine
													Months
													Ended
	Year ended December 31,												September 30,
			2002		2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
	--------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars--------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,010,350		$	1,037,301	$	1,081,028	$	1,197,831	$	1,236,845	$	1,124,215
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		181,024			193,728		240,572		297,313		319,894		262,687
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		65,293			62,415		15,948		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds		8,570			5,634		10,295		11,812		12,354		19,024
Earnings as defined	$	1,265,237		$	1,299,078	$	1,347,843	$	1,506,956	$	1,569,093	$	1,405,926
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$		148,534	$	167,125	$	179,219	$	215,264	$	217,954	$	194,401
Interest on affiliated loans			10,195		3,299		46,512		68,735		87,672		56,554
Interest on interim obligations			3,078		0		24		0		0		0

Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		17,012		16,579		16,812		17,109		17,054		13,550
Other interest charges		10,774		12,359		8,301		8,017		9,571		17,205
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		65,293		62,415		15,948		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined	$	254,886	$	261,777	$	266,816	$	309,125	$	332,251	$	281,710
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		4.96		4.96		5.05		4.87		4.72		4.99