**COLUMBUS        SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**Computation        of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges **

**(in        thousands except ratio data)**

|                                                                                                            |   | **Year                  Ended December 31,** |    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                                            |   | **2001**                                     |    | **2002** |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   |
| **EARNINGS**                                                                                                    |   |                                    |    |    |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |
| Income                  Before Income Taxes                                                                     |   | $                                            | 294,860 |   | $ | 292,176 |   | $ | 246,809 |   | $ | 207,929 |   | $ | 199,259 |   |
| Fixed                  Charges (as below)                                                                       |   |                                         | 75,410  |   |   | 59,847 |   |   | 58,771 |   |   | 61,742 |   |   | 63,665 |   |
| **Total                  Earnings**                                                                             |   | $                                            | 370,270 |   | $ | 352,023 |   | $ | 305,580 |   | $ | 269,671 |   | $ | 262,924 |   |
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| **FIXED CHARGES**                                                                                          |   |                                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                Expense                                                                                 |   | $                                            | 68,015  |   | $ | 53,869 |   | $ | 50,948 |   | $ | 54,246 |   | $ | 59,539  |   |
| Credit                  for Allowance for Borrowed Funds Used                     During Construction |   |                                         | 2,595   |   |   | 2,478 |   |   | 5,123 |   |   | 4,996 |   |   | 1,526  |   |
| Estimated                  Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                                    |   |                                         | 4,800   |   |   | 3,500 |   |   | 2,700 |   |   | 2,500 |   |   | 2,600 |   |
| **Total                  Fixed Charges**                                                                        |   | $                                            | 75,410  |   | $ | 59,847 |   | $ | 58,771 |   | $ | 61,742 |   | $ | 63,665 |   |
|                                                                                                            |   |                                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Ratio                  of Earnings to Fixed Charges**                                                         |   |                                         | 4.91    |   |   | 5.88 |   |   | 5.19 |   |   | 4.36 |   |   | 4.12 |   |