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
						31-Mar
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total Interest Charges	$91,740	$87,732	$92,340	$91,598	$83,545	$83,232
Interest applicable to rentals	10,919	20,687	14,440	6,612	6,492	6,267
Total fixed charges, as defined	102,659	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	89,499
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	11,104	20,957	15,275	8,483	11,310	11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$113,763	$129,376	$122,055	$106,693	$101,347	$100,809
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$139,111	$47,152	$66,875	$172,618	$164,891	$153,157
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	85,638	96,623	81,756	112,944	132,765	125,719
Fixed charges as above	102,659	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	89,499
Total earnings, as defined	$327,408	$252,194	$255,411	$383,772	$387,693	$368,375
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	3.19	2.33	2.39	3.91	4.31	4.12
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.88	1.95	2.09	3.60	3.83	3.65
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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.