|                                                                                                             |   | Year Ended December      31, |    |         | Twelve      Months Ended |         |   | Nine Months      Ended  |    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                                             |   | 2003                         |    | 2004         |                     | 2005         |   | 2006                              |    | 2007 |   |   | 9/30/2008 |   |   | 9/30/2008 |   |
|  EARNINGS                                                                                                   |   |                    |    |    |                     |    |   |                         |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      Before Income Taxes, Minority         Interest Expense      and Equity Earnings  |   | $                            | 142,199 |         | $                        | 127,417      |   | $                                 | 114,341 |   | $ | 138,289 |   | $ | 87,333 |   | $ | 99,065 |   | $  | 90,693 |   |
| Fixed      Charges (as below)                                                                                    |   |                         | 67,012  |         |                     | 58,094       |   |                              | 55,808  |   |   | 63,242 |   |   | 79,435 |   |   | 94,462 |   |   | 77,005 |   |
| Total      Earnings                                                                                              |   | $                            | 209,211 |         | $                        | 185,511      |   | $                                 | 170,149 |   | $ | 201,531 |   | $ | 166,768 |   | $  | 193,527 |   | $  | 167,698 |   |
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| FIXED      CHARGES                                                                                               |   |                         |    |         |                     |         |   |                              |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      Expense                                                                                            |   | $                            | 64,105  |         | $                        | 54,261       |   | $                                 | 50,089  |   | $ | 55,213 |   | $ | 60,619 |   | $  | 68,999 |   | $  | 57,071 |   |
| Credit      for Allowance for Borrowed Funds         Used During Construction                     |   |                         | 608     |         |                     | 312          |   |                              | 1,198   |   |   | 2,208 |   |   | 9,795 |   |   | 16,442 |   |   | 13,168 |   |
| Trust      Dividends                                                                                             |   |                         | (201    | )            |                     | (179         | )      |                              | (179    | ) |   | (179 | ) |   | (179 | ) |   | (179 | )  |   | (134 | )  |
| Estimated      Interest Element in Lease Rentals                                                                 |   |                         | 2,500   |         |                     | 3,700        |   |                              | 4,700   |   |   | 6,000 |   |   | 9,200 |   |   | 9,200 |   |   | 6,900 |   |
| Total Fixed      Charges                                                                                         |   | $                            | 67,012  |         | $                        | 58,094       |   | $                                 | 55,808  |   | $ | 63,242 |   | $ | 79,435 |   | $  | 94,462 |   | $  | 77,005 |   |
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| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed      Charges                                                                          |   |                         | 3.12    |         |                     | 3.19         |   |                              | 3.04    |   |   | 3.18 |   |   | 2.09 |   |   | 2.04 |   |   | 2.17 |   |