|Exhibit 12(a)                                                                                                                                                 
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|PPL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
        PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS(Millions of Dollars)
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                    
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|Earnings, as defined:                                                                                                                                         
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|Add:                                                                                                                                                          
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                            
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|Ratio of earnings to combined
        fixed 
          charges and preferred stock 
          dividends (b)                                                   
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|(a)                                                                                                                                                           
|(b)