| Exhibit 12(d) | ||||||
| Entergy Mississippi, Inc. | ||||||
| Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and | ||||||
| Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | ||||||
| Twelve Months Ended | ||||||
| December 31, | June 30, | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Fixed charges, as defined: | ||||||
| Total Interest | $47,464 | $44,637 | $43,707 | $51,216 | $47,020 | $46,909 |
| Interest applicable to rentals | 1,880 | 1,162 | 771 | 1,427 | 1,577 | 1,350 |
| Total fixed charges, as defined | $49,344 | $45,799 | $44,478 | $52,643 | $48,597 | 48,259 |
| Preferred dividends, as defined (a) | 5,099 | 5,067 | 5,129 | 4,373 | 4,144 | 4,315 |
| Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined | $54,443 | $50,866 | $49,607 | $57,016 | $52,741 | $52,574 |
| Earnings as defined: | ||||||
| Net Income | $67,058 | $73,497 | $62,103 | $52,285 | $72,106 | $73,175 |
| Add: | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes: | ||||||
| Total income taxes | 34,431 | 37,040 | 33,952 | 28,567 | 35,850 | 39,446 |
| Fixed charges as above | 49,344 | 45,799 | 44,478 | 52,643 | 48,597 | 48,259 |
| Total earnings, as defined | $150,833 | $156,336 | $140,533 | $133,495 | $156,553 | $160,880 |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined | 3.06 | 3.41 | 3.16 | 2.54 | 3.22 | 3.33 |
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and | ||||||
| preferred dividends, as defined | 2.77 | 3.07 | 2.83 | 2.34 | 2.97 | 3.06 |
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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. | ||||||