**AEP        TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY**

**Computation        of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges **

**(in        thousands except ratio data) **

|                                                                                                                    |   | **Year                    Ended December 31,** |    | **Twelve****Months****Ended** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                    |   | **2001**                                       |    | **2002**                      |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |   | **2005** |   | **3/31/06** |   |
| **EARNINGS**                                                                                                            |   |                                           |    |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                    Before Income Taxes                                                                           |   | $                                              | 293,425 |                          | $      | 418,107 |   | $ | 322,719 |   | $ | 429,714 |   | $ | 63,213 |   | $ | 68,096 |   |
| Fixed                    Charges (as below)                                                                             |   |                                           | 125,194 |                          |   | 132,237 |   |   | 136,143 |   |   | 125,701 |   |   | 115,439 |   |   | 115,579 |   |
| **Total Earnings**                                                                                                 |   | $                                              | 418,619 |                          | $      | 550,344 |   | $ | 458,862 |   | $ | 555,415 |   | $ | 178,652 |   | $ | 183,675 |   |
|                                                                                                                    |   |                                           |    |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **FIXED                    CHARGES**                                                                                    |   |                                           |    |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                    Expense                                                                                     |   | $                                              | 116,268 |                          | $      | 125,871 |   | $ | 133,812 |   | $ | 123,785 |   | $ | 112,006 |   | $ | 111,700 |   |
| Credit                    for Allowance for Borrowed Funds   Used During                    Construction |   |                                           | 6,943   |                          |   | 4,620 |   |   | 567 |   |   | 750 |   |   | 1,508 |   |   | 1,954 |   |
| Trust Dividends                                                                                                         |   |                                           | -       |                          |   | (649 | ) |   | (372 | ) |   | (216 | ) |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Estimated                    Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                                     |   |                                           | 1,983   |                          |   | 2,395 |   |   | 2,136 |   |   | 1,382 |   |   | 1,925 |   |   | 1,925 |   |
| **Total                    Fixed Charges**                                                                              |   | $                                              | 125,194 |                          | $      | 132,237 |   | $ | 136,143 |   | $ | 125,701 |   | $ | 115,439 |   | $ | 115,579 |   |
|                                                                                                                    |   |                                           |    |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Ratio                    of Earnings to Fixed Charges**                                                               |   |                                           | 3.34    |                          |   | 4.16 |   |   | 3.37 |   |   | 4.41 |   |   | 1.54 |   |   | 1.58 |   |