Exhibit 12(b)1

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for

the five years ended December 31, 2010

and the year to date September 30, 2011

											Nine
											Months
											Ended
	Year ended December 31,										September 30,
		2006		2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
	------------------------------------Millions of Dollars------------------------------------------
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Earnings before income taxes	$	868	$	962	$	1,018	$	1,088	$	1,204	$	1,037
Distributed income of equity investees		4		1		4		0		2		6
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		252		274		279		298		303		224
Interest component of rental expense		45		46		44		40		23		16
AFUDC - Debt funds		8		18		20		33		14		7
Earnings as defined	$	1,177	$	1,301	$	1,365	$	1,459	$	1,546	$	1,290
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K:
Interest on long-term debt	$	229	$	249	$	263	$	287	$	287	$	211
Interest on affiliated loans		16		15		11		10		7		5
Interest on interim obligations		2		2		1		0		0		0
Amort of debt disc, premium and expense, net		13		14		12		11		10		8
Other interest charges		0		12		12		23		13		7
Interest component of rental expense		45		46		44		40		23		16
Fixed charges as defined	$	305	$	338	$	343	$	371	$	340	$	247
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.86		3.85		3.98		3.93		4.55		5.23