**SOUTHWESTERN          ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY CONSOLIDATED **

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

**(in          thousands except ratio data)**

|                                                                                                                                                       |       | **Year                    Ended December 31,** |       |         | **Twelve                    Months Ended** | ** **   | ** ** | **Nine**** Months                    Ended ** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                 | ** ** | **2002**                                       | ** ** | **2003**     | ** **                                 | **2004**     | ** ** | **2005**                                                | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | ** ** | **9/30/2007** | ** ** | ** ** | **9/30/2007**  |   |
| ** EARNINGS**                                                                                                                                         |       |                                      |       |    |                                       |    |       |                                               |       |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                    Before Income Taxes, Minority                       Interest Expense                    and Equity Earnings  |       | $                                              | 118,460    |         | $                                          | 142,199      |       | $                                                       | 127,417    |   | $ | 114,341 |   | $ | 138,289 |   | $ | 70,096 |   | $  | 78,961 |   |
| Fixed                  Charges (as below)                                                                                                                  |       |                                           | 60,529     |         |                                       | 67,012       |       |                                                    | 58,094     |   |   | 55,808 |   |   | 63,242 |   |   | 75,898 |   |   | 59,578 |   |
| **Total                    Earnings**                                                                                                                      |       | $                                              | 178,989    |         | $                                          | 209,211      |       | $                                                       | 185,511    |   | $ | 170,149 |   | $ | 201,531 |   | $  | 145,994 |   | $  | 138,539 |   |
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| **FIXED                    CHARGES**                                                                                                                       |       |                                           |       |         |                                       |         |       |                                                    |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                    Expense                                                                                                                        |       | $                                              | 59,168     |         | $                                          | 64,105       |       | $                                                       | 54,261     |   | $ | 50,089 |   | $ | 55,213 |   | $  | 63,216 |   | $  | 48,691 |   |
| Credit                    for Allowance for Borrowed Funds                       Used During Construction                                   |       |                                           | 549        |         |                                       | 608          |       |                                                    | 312        |   |   | 1,198 |   |   | 2,208 |   |   | 6,861 |   |   | 6,521 |   |
| Trust                  Dividends                                                                                                                           |       |                                           | (268       | )            |                                       | (201         | )          |                                                    | (179       | ) |   | (179 | ) |   | (179 | ) |   | (179 | )  |   | (134 | )  |
| Estimated                  Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                                                                               |       |                                           | 1,080      |         |                                       | 2,500        |       |                                                    | 3,700      |   |   | 4,700 |   |   | 6,000 |   |   | 6,000 |   |   | 4,500 |   |
| **Total                    Fixed Charges**                                                                                                                 |       | $                                              | 60,529     |         | $                                          | 67,012       |       | $                                                       | 58,094     |   | $ | 55,808 |   | $ | 63,242 |   | $  | 75,898 |   | $  | 59,578 |   |
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| **Ratio                    of Earnings to Fixed Charges**                                                                                                  |       |                                           | 2.95       |         |                                       | 3.12         |       |                                                    | 3.19       |   |   | 3.04 |   |   | 3.18 |   |   | 1.92 |   |   | 2.32 |   |