| Exhibit                  12(c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| **PPL                  ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES** **COMPUTATION                  OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND****PREFERRED                  STOCK DIVIDENDS**(Millions                  of Dollars) |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **12                  Months****Ended****March                  31,** |   | **12                  Months****Ended****December                  31,** |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **2007** |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |
| Fixed                  charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | **$** | **124** |   |   | $ | 131 |   |   | $ | 151 |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |   | $ | 209 |   |
| Interest                  on short-term debt and  other                  interest                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | **14** |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 3 |   |
| Amortization                  of debt discount,  expense                  and premium - net                                                                                                                                                 |   |   | **8** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Estimated                  interest component of  operating                  rentals                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | **6** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Preferred                  security distributions of  subsidiaries                  on a pre-tax basis                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 13 |   |
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| Total                  fixed charges (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | **$** | **152** |   |   | $ | 159 |   |   | $ | 190 |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |   | $ | 239 |   |
| Earnings,                  as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  income                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | **$** | **199** |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 147 |   |   | $ | 76 |   |   | $ | 28 |   |   | $ | 55 |   |
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| Add:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   | **105** |   |   |   | 104 |   |   |   | 69 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 18 |   |
| Total                  fixed charges as above  (excluding                  capitalized interest and  preferred                  security distributions of   subsidiaries                  on a pre-tax basis)           |   |   | **150** |   |   |   | 158 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 225 |   |
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| Total                  earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   | **$** | **454** |   |   | $ | 456 |   |   | $ | 406 |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |
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| Ratio                  of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   | **3.0** |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |
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| Preferred                  stock dividend requirements on a  pre-tax                  basis                                                                                                                                                 |   | **$** | **27** |   |   | $ | 24 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |   | $ | 7 |   |
| Fixed                  charges, as above                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | **152** |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 239 |   |
| Total                  fixed charges and preferredstock                  dividends                                                                                                                                                                    |   | **$** | **179** |   |   | $ | 183 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to combined fixed   charges                  and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                               |   |   | **2.5** |   |   |   | 2.5 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |

| (a) |   | Interest                on unrecognized tax benefits is not included in fixed                charges. |
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