**AEP        TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES**

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

**(in        thousands except ratio data)**

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|                                                                                                                 |   |                                         |    |         |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |    | **Months**    |   |    | **Months**    |   |
|                                                                                                                 |   | **Year                  Ended December 31,** |    |         | **Ended** |         |   | **Ended**    |    |
|                                                                                                                 |   | **2002**                                     |    | **2003**     |      | **2004**     |   | **2005**     |    | **2006**     |   |    | **3/31/2007** |   |    | **3/31/2007** |   |
| **EARNINGS**                                                                                                         |   |                                    |    |    |      |    |   |    |    |    |   |    |          |   |    |          |   |
| Income                  Before Income Taxes                                                                          |   | $                                            | 418,107 |         | $         | 322,719      |   | $            | 429,714 |         | $      | 63,213  |          | $      | 64,219  |          | $      |  64,192 |   | $ | 4,969 |   |
| Fixed                  Charges (as below)                                                                            |   |                                         | 132,237 |         |      | 136,143      |   |         | 125,701 |         |   | 115,439 |          |   | 148,996 |          |   | 168,546 |   |   | 47,572 |   |
| **Total                  Earnings**                                                                                  |   | $                                            | 550,344 |         | $         | 458,862      |   | $            | 555,415 |         | $      | 178,652 |          | $      | 213,215 |          | $      |  232,738 |   | $ | 52,541 |   |
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| **FIXED                  CHARGES**                                                                                   |   |                                         |    |         |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |    |          |   |    |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                Expense                                                                                      |   | $                                            | 125,871 |         | $         | 133,812      |   | $            | 123,785 |         | $      | 112,006 |          | $      | 144,134 |          | $      |  163,382 |   | $ | 46,021 |   |
| Credit                  for Allowance for Borrowed Funds                     Used During Construction |   |                                         | 4,620   |         |      | 567          |   |         | 750     |         |   | 1,508   |          |   | 2,609   |          |   |  2,911 |   |   | 988 |   |
| Trust                Dividends                                                                                       |   |                                         | (649    | )       |      | (372         | )      |         | (216    | )            |   | -       |          |   | -  |          |   | - |   |   | - |   |
| Estimated                  Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                                         |   |                                         | 2,395   |         |      | 2,136        |   |         | 1,382   |         |   | 1,925   |          |   | 2,253   |          |   | 2,253 |   |   | 563 |   |
| **Total                  Fixed Charges**                                                                             |   | $                                            | 132,237 |         | $         | 136,143      |   | $            | 125,701 |         | $      | 115,439 |          | $      | 148,996 |          | $      | 168,546 |   | $ | 47,572 |   |
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| **Ratio                  of Earnings to Fixed Charges**                                                              |   |                                         | 4.16    |         |      | 3.37         |   |         | 4.41    |         |   | 1.54    |          |   | 1.43    |          |   |  1.38 |   |   | 1.10 |   |