Exhibit 12(a)
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
						30-Jun
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$87,732	$92,340	$91,598	$83,545	$82,860	$87,722
Interest applicable to rentals	20,687	14,440	6,612	6,492	5,768	5,445
Total fixed charges, as defined	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	88,628	93,167
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	20,957	15,275	8,483	11,310	11,310	11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$129,376	$122,055	$106,693	$101,347	$99,938	$104,477
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$47,152	$66,875	$172,618	$164,891	$152,365	$147,938
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	96,623	81,756	112,944	132,765	94,806	102,495
Fixed charges as above	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	88,628	93,167
Total earnings, as defined	$252,194	$255,411	$383,772	$387,693	$335,799	$343,600
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.33	2.39	3.91	4.31	3.79	3.69
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	1.95	2.09	3.60	3.83	3.36	3.29
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend
requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.