Exhibit 12.1
												2/12/2008
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2007
	Year ended December 31,
				2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
		--------------------------------------------------Thousands of Dollars---------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes			$	1,037,301	$	1,081,028	$	1,197,831	$	1,236,845	$	1,262,232
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized				193,728		240,572		297,313		319,894		345,538
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities				62,415		15,948		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds				5,634		10,295		11,812		12,354		28,469
Earnings as defined			$	1,299,078	$	1,347,843	$	1,506,956	$	1,569,093	$	1,636,239
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt			$	167,125	$	179,219	$	215,264	$	217,954	$	270,429
Interest on affiliated loans				3,299		46,512		68,735		87,672		65,769
Interest on interim obligations				0		24		0		0		8,463
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net				16,579		16,812		17,109		17,054		18,431
Other interest charges				12,359		8,301		8,017		9,571		10,915
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities				62,415		15,948		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined			$	261,777	$	266,816	$	309,125	$	332,251	$	374,007
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES				4.96		5.05		4.87		4.72		4.37