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-Sep
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Total Interest Charges	$85,809	$91,740	$87,732	$92,340	$91,598	$87,125
Interest applicable to rentals	11,145	10,919	20,687	14,440	6,612	6,524
Total fixed charges, as defined	96,954	102,659	108,419	106,780	98,210	93,649
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	10,041	11,104	20,957	15,275	11,310	11,153
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$106,995	$113,763	$129,376	$122,055	$109,520	$104,802
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$173,154	$139,111	$47,152	$66,875	$172,618	$165,525
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	56,824	85,638	96,623	81,756	112,944	124,153
Fixed charges as above	96,954	102,659	108,419	106,780	98,210	93,649
Total earnings, as defined	$326,932	$327,408	$252,194	$255,411	$383,772	$383,327
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	3.37	3.19	2.33	2.39	3.91	4.09
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	3.06	2.88	1.95	2.09	3.50	3.66
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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.