Exhibit 12.1
												11/5/2008
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the five years ended December 31, 2007
and the year to date September 30, 2008
												Nine
												Months
												Ended
	Year ended December 31,											September 30,
		2003		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
	--------------------------------------------------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	$	1,294,553
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		193,728		240,572		297,313		319,894		345,538		257,794
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		62,415		15,948		0		0		0		0
AFUDC - Debt funds		5,634		10,295		11,812		12,354		28,469		29,959
Earnings as defined	$	1,299,078	$	1,347,843	$	1,506,956	$	1,569,093	$	1,636,239	$	1,582,306
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	$	242,456
Interest on affiliated loans		3,299		46,512		68,735		87,672		65,769		17,174
Interest on interim obligations		0		24		0		0		8,463		2,476
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		16,579		16,812		17,109		17,054		18,431		14,853
Other interest charges		12,359		8,301		8,017		9,571		10,915		10,793
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred securities		62,415		15,948		0		0		0		0
Fixed charges as defined	$	261,777	$	266,816	$	309,125	$	332,251	$	374,007	$	287,752
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		4.96		5.05		4.87		4.72		4.37		5.50