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
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$101,600	$109,523	$103,210	$91,221	$84,430
Interest applicable to rentals	16,449	14,563	12,762	15,425	13,171
Total fixed charges, as defined	118,049	124,086	115,972	106,646	97,601
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	13,479	12,348	11,869	14,274	12,646
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$131,528	$136,434	$127,841	$120,920	$110,247
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$137,047	$178,185	$135,643	$126,009	$142,210
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	100,512	105,933	71,404	105,296	89,064
Fixed charges as above	118,049	124,086	115,972	106,646	97,601
Total earnings, as defined	$355,608	$408,204	$323,019	$337,951	$328,875
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	3.01	3.29	2.79	3.17	3.37
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.70	2.99	2.53	2.79	2.98
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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.