EXHIBIT 12.2



DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Stock Dividend Requirements



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|                                                                                            |  | (Millions of Dollars)  
|                                                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                                                                            |  | 2003                    |       | 2002 |   | 2001  |  | 2000 |       | 1999
|Fixed Charges:                                                                              |  |                         |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |      
|Interest on long-term debt                                                                  |  | $                       | 49.2  |      | $ | 52.6  |  | $    | 60.1  |      | $ | 71.2  |  | $ | 76.9 
|Other interest                                                                              |  |                         | 1.5   |      |   | 2.2   |  |      | 0.7   |      |   | 3.1   |  |   | 4.8  
|Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities dividend requirement (a)      |  |                         | 6.3   |      |   | 12.6  |  |      | 12.6  |      |   | 12.6  |  |   | 12.6 
|Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense - net                                    |  |                         | 3.9   |      |   | 2.6   |  |      | 2.2   |      |   | 2.3   |  |   | 2.5  
|Portion of lease payments representing an interest factor                                   |  |                         | 1.2   |      |   | 1.9   |  |      | 3.1   |      |   | 6.8   |  |   | 43.0 
|Dividend requirements                                                                       |  |                         | 3.2   |      |   | 3.3   |  |      | 3.4   |      |   | 3.4   |  |   | 4.0  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                                                         |  | $                       | 65.3  |      | $ | 75.2  |  | $    | 82.1  |      | $ | 99.4  |  | $ | 143.8
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|Earnings:                                                                                   |  |                         |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |      
|Income from continuing operations                                                           |  | $                       | 69.6  |      | $ | 75.4  |  | $    | 53.4  |      | $ | 92.6  |  | $ | 151.0
|Income taxes                                                                                |  |                         | 45.4  |      |   | 48.9  |  |      | 30.8  |      |   | 40.5  |  |   | 73.6 
|Fixed charges as above                                                                      |  |                         | 65.3  |      |   | 75.2  |  |      | 82.1  |      |   | 99.4  |  |   | 143.8
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|Total Earnings                                                                              |  | $                       | 180.3 |      | $ | 199.5 |  | $    | 166.3 |      | $ | 232.5 |  | $ | 368.4
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|Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Stock Dividend Requirements |  |                         | 2.76  |      |   | 2.65  |  |      | 2.03  |      |   | 2.34  |  |   | 2.56 
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|(a) | Effective July 1, 2003, dividends on the monthly income preferred securities are included with interest on long-term debt due to the adoption of SFAS No. 150.
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