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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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|                                                                     | 1999     | 2000     | 2001     | 2002         
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                           |          |          |          |              
|Total Interest Charges                                               | $97,023  | $101,600 | $109,523 | $103,210     
|Interest applicable to rentals                                       | 17,289   | 16,449   | 14,563   | 12,762       
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                      | 114,312  | 118,049  | 124,086  | 115,972      
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|Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                                  | 17,836   | 13,479   | 12,348   | 11,869       
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined           | $132,148 | $131,528 | $136,434 | $127,841     
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|Earnings as defined:                                                 |          |          |          |              
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|Net Income                                                           | $69,313  | $137,047 | $178,185 | $135,643     
|Add:                                                                 |          |          |          |              
|Provision for income taxes:                                          |          |          |          |              
|Total                                                                | 54,012   | 100,512  | 105,933  | 71,404       
|Fixed charges as above                                               | 114,312  | 118,049  | 124,086  | 115,972      
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|Total earnings, as defined                                           | $237,637 | $355,608 | $408,204 | $323,019     
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                       | 2.08     | 3.01     | 3.29     | 2.79         
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and                      |          |          |          |              
|preferred dividends, as defined                                      | 1.80     | 2.70     | 2.99     | 2.53         
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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.