| Exhibit      12(c)                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| PPL      ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES ANDPREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDENDS(Millions      of Dollars)            |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | 2007 |   | 2006 |   | 2005 |   | 2004 |   | 2003 |
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| Earnings,      as defined:                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | $ | 163 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 147 |   |   | $ | 76 |   |   | $ | 28 |   |
| Income      taxes                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | 83 |   |   |   | 104 |   |   |   | 69 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |
| Total      fixed charges as below  (excluding      capitalized interest and  preferred security      distributions of  subsidiaries      on a pre-tax basis) |   |   | 140 |   |   |   | 158 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |
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| Total      earnings                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | $ | 386 |   |   | $ | 456 |   |   | $ | 406 |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |
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| Fixed      charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      on long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                      |   | $ | 109 |   |   | $ | 131 |   |   | $ | 151 |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |
| Interest      on short-term debt and  other      interest                                                                                                                                  |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |
| Amortization      of debt discount,  expense      and premium - net                                                                                                                        |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |
| Estimated      interest component of  operating      rentals                                                                                                                               |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
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| Total      fixed charges (a)                                                                                                                                                                         |   | $ | 143 |   |   | $ | 159 |   |   | $ | 190 |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | 2.7 |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |
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| Preferred      stock dividend requirements       on a pre-tax      basis                                                                                                                        |   | $ | 27 |   |   | $ | 24 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |
| Fixed      charges, as above                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   | 143 |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |
| Total      fixed charges and preferredstock      dividends                                                                                                                                           |   | $ | 170 |   |   | $ | 183 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to combined fixed         charges and      preferred stock         dividends                                                                         |   |   | 2.3 |   |   |   | 2.5 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |

| (a) |   | Interest      on unrecognized tax benefits is not included in fixed    charges. |
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