**Exhibit 31-c**

**CERTIFICATIONOF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANTTO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, James L. Turner,certify that:

1. I have reviewed thisquarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Cincinnati Gas &Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge,this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge,the financial statements, and other financial information included in thisreport, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the registrants as of, and for, theperiods presented in this report;

4. The registrants’ othercertifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) for the registrants and have:

a)       Designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures tobe designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relatingto the registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known tous by others within those entities, particularly during the period in whichthis report is being prepared;

b)      Evaluated the effectivenessof the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures and presented in thisreport our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on suchevaluation; and

c)       Disclosed in this reportany change in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants’fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrants’ othercertifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluationof internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants’ auditors andthe audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):

a)       All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adverselyaffect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and

b)        Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.
| Date:   May 9, 2006 |                     |   |
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| /s/                           | James L. Turner          |   |   |
|                          | James L. Turner          |   |   |
|                          | Chief Executive  Officer |   |   |

 

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