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|Entergy Arkansas, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                 
|Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and                                                                                                                                 
|Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends                                                                                                                   
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|                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2004     | 2005     | 2006     | 2007         
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                              |          |          |          |              
|Total Interest Charges                                                                                                                                                                  | $84,430  | $84,992  | $85,809  | $91,740      
|Interest applicable to rentals                                                                                                                                                          | 13,171   | 13,911   | 11,145   | 10,919       
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                                                                                                                                         | 97,601   | 98,903   | 96,954   | 102,659      
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|Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                                                                                                                                                     | 12,646   | 12,093   | 10,041   | 11,104       
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined                                                                                                                              | $110,247 | $110,996 | $106,995 | $113,763     
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|Earnings as defined:                                                                                                                                                                    |          |          |          |              
|Net Income                                                                                                                                                                              | $142,210 | $174,635 | $173,154 | $139,111     
|Add:                                                                                                                                                                                    |          |          |          |              
|Provision for income taxes:                                                                                                                                                             |          |          |          |              
|Total                                                                                                                                                                                   | 89,064   | 96,949   | 56,824   | 85,638       
|Fixed charges as above                                                                                                                                                                  | 97,601   | 98,903   | 96,954   | 102,659      
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|Total earnings, as defined                                                                                                                                                              | $328,875 | $370,487 | $326,932 | $327,408     
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                                                                                                                                          | 3.37     | 3.75     | 3.37     | 3.19         
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and                                                                                                                                         |          |          |          |              
|preferred dividends, as defined                                                                                                                                                         | 2.98     | 3.34     | 3.06     | 2.88         
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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.
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