|                                                                                    |   |                         |    | Twelve       |   | Nine         |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
|                                                                                    |   |                         |    | Months       |   | Months       |   |
|                                                                                    |   | Year      Ended December 31, |    | Ended        |   | Ended        |   |
|                                                                                    |   | 2004                         |    | 2005         |   | 2006         |   | 2007 |   |   |  2008 |   | 9/30/2009 |   | 9/30/2009 |   |
| EARNINGS                                                                                |   |                    |    |    |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      Before Income Taxes                                                         |   | $                            | 238,226 |         | $      | 202,021      |   | $ | 282,865 |   | $ | 195,613 |   | $ | 166,801 |   | $ | 191,855 |   | $ | 193,172 |   |
| Fixed      Charges (as below)                                                           |   |                         | 110,735 |         |   | 118,365      |   |   | 151,874 |   |   | 178,067 |   |   | 225,573 |   |   | 238,738 |   |   | 163,312 |   |
| Total      Earnings                                                                     |   | $                            | 348,961 |         | $      | 320,386      |   | $ | 434,739 |   | $ | 373,680 |   | $ | 392,374 |   | $ | 430,593 |   | $ | 356,484 |   |
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| FIXED      CHARGES                                                                      |   |                         |    |         |   |         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      Expense                                                                   |   | $                            | 99,135  |         | $      | 106,301      |   | $ | 129,106 |   | $ | 165,405 |   | $ | 209,733 |   | $ | 224,233 |   | $ | 153,144 |   |
| Credit      for Allowance for Borrowed Funds Used         During Construction |   |                         | 8,100   |         |   | 8,764        |   |   | 17,668 |   |   | 6,962 |   |   | 9,040 |   |   | 7,705 |   |   | 5,068 |   |
| Estimated      Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                        |   |                         | 3,500   |         |   | 3,300        |   |   | 5,100 |   |   | 5,700 |   |   | 6,800 |   |   | 6,800 |   |   | 5,100 |   |
| Total      Fixed Charges                                                                |   | $                            | 110,735 |         | $      | 118,365      |   | $ | 151,874 |   | $ | 178,067 |   | $ | 225,573 |   | $ | 238,738 |   | $ | 163,312 |   |
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| Ratio      of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                 |   |                         | 3.15    |         |   | 2.70         |   |   | 2.86 |   |   | 2.09 |   |   | 1.73 |   |   | 1.80 |   |   | 2.18 |   |