**EXHIBIT 12**

**PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED****COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

 

|                                                        |   | **For the Quarters****Ended March 31,** |   | **For the Years Ended****December 31,** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                        |   |                                         |   |                                         |   |
|                                                        |   | **2003**                                |   | **2002**                                |   | **2002** |   | **2001** |   | **2000** |   | **1999** |   | **1998** |   |
|                                                        |   |                                         |   |                                         |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |
| Earnings as Defined in Regulation S-K (A):                  |   |                                    |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations                   |   | $                                       | 505    |                                    | $      | 295 |   | $ | 664 |   | $ | 1,157 |   | $ | 1,272 |   | $ | 1,288 |   | $ | 1,077 |   |
| Loss/(Income) from Equity Investees, Net of Distributions   |   |                                    | 2      |                                    |   | 13 |   |   | 11 |   |   | (74 | ) |   | (11 | ) |   | 9 |   |   | 28 |   |
| Fixed Charges                                               |   |                                    | 240    |                                    |   | 232 |   |   | 966 |   |   | 894 |   |   | 718 |   |   | 615 |   |   | 577 |   |
| Capitalized Interest and AFUDC                              |   |                                    | (33    | )                                       |   | (24 | ) |   | (109 | ) |   | (81 | ) |   | (33 | ) |   | (16 | ) |   | (11 | ) |
| Preferred Securities Dividends Requirements of Subsidiaries |   |                                    | (18    | )                                       |   | (14 | ) |   | (60 | ) |   | (75 | ) |   | (100 | ) |   | (99 | ) |   | (85 | ) |
|                                                        |   |                                         |        |                                    |        |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| Earnings                                                    |   | $                                       | 696    |                                    | $      | 502 |   | $ | 1,472 |   | $ | 1,821 |   | $ | 1,846 |   | $ | 1,797 |   | $ | 1,586 |   |
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| Fixed Charges as Defined in Regulation S-K (B)              |   |                                    |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest Expense                                            |   | $                                       | 220    |                                    | $      | 214 |   | $ | 892 |   | $ | 803 |   | $ | 604 |   | $ | 506 |   | $ | 481 |   |
| Interest Factor in Rentals                                  |   |                                    | 2      |                                    |   | 4 |   |   | 14 |   |   | 16 |   |   | 14 |   |   | 10 |   |   | 11 |   |
| Preferred Securities Dividends Requirements of Subsidiaries |   |                                    | 18     |                                    |   | 14 |   |   | 60 |   |   | 75 |   |   | 100 |   |   | 99 |   |   | 85 |   |
|                                                        |   |                                         |        |                                    |        |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| Total Fixed Charges                                         |   | $                                       | 240    |                                    | $      | 232 |   | $ | 966 |   | $ | 894 |   | $ | 718 |   | $ | 615 |   | $ | 577 |   |
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| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                          |   |                                    | 2.90   |                                    |   | 2.16 |   |   | 1.52 |   |   | 2.04 |   |   | 2.57 |   |   | 2.92 |   |   | 2.75 |   |
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(A)

The term “earnings” shall be defined as pretax income from continuing operations before income or loss from equity investees plus distributed income from equity investees. Add to pretax income the amount of fixed charges adjusted to exclude (a) the amount of any interest capitalized during the period and (b) the actual amount of any preferred securities dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries stated on a pre-tax level.

(B)

Fixed Charges represent (a) interest, whether expensed or capitalized, (b) amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, (c) an estimate of interest implicit in rentals and (d) preferred securities dividends requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries stated on a pre-tax level.