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
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest Charges	$87,732	$92,340	$91,598	$83,545	$82,860	$90,443
Interest applicable to rentals	20,687	14,440	6,612	6,492	5,768	5,415
Total fixed charges, as defined	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	88,628	95,858
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	20,957	15,275	8,483	11,310	11,310	11,310
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$129,376	$122,055	$106,693	$101,347	$99,938	$107,168
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$47,152	$66,875	$172,618	$164,891	$152,365	$147,964
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	96,623	81,756	112,944	132,765	94,806	102,864
Fixed charges as above	108,419	106,780	98,210	90,037	88,628	95,858
Total earnings, as defined	$252,194	$255,411	$383,772	$387,693	$335,799	$346,686
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.33	2.39	3.91	4.31	3.79	3.62
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	1.95	2.09	3.60	3.83	3.36	3.23
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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.