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
	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$	87,732	$	92,340	$	91,598	$	83,545	$	82,860
Interest applicable to rentals		20,687		14,440		6,612		6,492		5,768
Total fixed charges, as defined		108,419		106,780		98,210		90,037		88,628
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)		20,957		15,275		8,483		11,310		11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$	129,376	$	122,055	$	106,693	$	101,347	$	99,938
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$	47,152	$	66,875	$	172,618	$	164,891	$	152,365
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total		96,623		81,756		112,944		132,765		88,628
Fixed charges as above		108,419		106,780		98,210		90,037		88,628
Total earnings, as defined	$	252,194	$	255,411	$	383,772	$	387,693	$	329,621
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined		2.33		2.39		3.91		4.31		3.72
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined		1.95		2.09		3.60		3.83		3.30
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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.