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
	Twelve Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
	December 31,										September 30,
	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges		$82,860		$91,318		$93,921		$105,622		$115,311	86,776
Interest applicable to rentals	5,768		5,350		4,539		5,109		3,210		2,256
Total fixed charges, as defined	88,628		96,668		98,460		110,731		118,521		89,032
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	11,310		11,310		11,310		11,310		8,672		1,762
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined		$99,938		$107,978		$109,770		$122,041		$127,193		$90,794
Earnings as defined:
Net Income		$152,365		$161,948		$121,392		$74,272		$167,212	145,492
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	94,806		91,787		83,629		40,541		107,773		94,592
Fixed charges as above	88,628		96,668		98,460		110,731		118,521		89,032
Total earnings, as defined		$335,799		$350,403		$303,481		$225,544		$393,506		$329,116
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	3.79		3.62		3.08		2.04		3.32		3.70
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	3.36		3.25		2.76		1.85		3.09		3.62
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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.