| Exhibit                12(c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| **PPL                ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES** **COMPUTATION                OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND****PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDENDS**(Millions                of Dollars) |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |   | **2001** |
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| Fixed                charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Interest                on long-term debt |   | **$** | **151** |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |   | $ | 209 |   |   | $ | 220 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Interest                on short-term debt and  other                interest |   |   | **22** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 4 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Amortization                of debt discount,   expense                and premium - net |   |   | **9** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 6 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Estimated                interest component of  operating                rentals |   |   | **8** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Preferred                security distributions of   subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 23 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   | Total                fixed charges |   | **$** | **190** |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |   | $ | 239 |   |   | $ | 261 |   |
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| Earnings,                as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Net                income (a) |   | **$** | **145** |   |   | $ | 74 |   |   | $ | 25 |   |   | $ | 39 |   |   | $ | 114 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Preferred                security dividend   requirements |   |   | **2** |   |   |   | 2 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 16 |   |   |   | 26 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   | **147** |   |   |   | 76 |   |   |   | 28 |   |   |   | 55 |   |   |   | 140 |   |
| Add:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Income                taxes |   |   | **69** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 65 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Total                fixed charges as above   (excluding                capitalized interest   and                preferred security distributions of   subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis) |   |   | **190** |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 225 |   |   |   | 238 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   | Total                earnings |   | **$** | **406** |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |   | $ | 443 |   |
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| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   | **2.1** |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.7 |   |
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| Preferred                stock dividend requirements on a  pre-tax                basis                                                                                                                                             |   | **$** | **4** |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |   | $ | 7 |   |   | $ | 7 |   |
| Fixed                charges, as above                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | **190** |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 239 |   |   |   | 261 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   | Total                fixed charges and preferred  stock                dividends |   | **$** | **194** |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |   | $ | 268 |   |
| Ratio                of earnings to combined fixed charges  and                preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                            |   |   | **2.1** |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.7 |   |
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| (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | Net                income excludes the cumulative effect of a change in accounting                principle. |