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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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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   | **9                  Months****Ended****September                  30,** |   | **12                  Months****Ended****December                  31,** |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   | **2007** |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |
| Earnings,                  as                  defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | **$** | **131** |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 147 |   |   | $ | 76 |   |   | $ | 28 |   |   | $ | 55 |   |
| Income                  taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |   | **62** |   |   |   | 104 |   |   |   | 69 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 18 |   |
| Total                  fixed charges as                  below  (excluding                  capitalized                  interest and  preferred security                  distributions                  of  subsidiaries                  on a pre-tax                  basis)                                                     |   |   | **106** |   |   |   | 158 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 225 |   |
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| Total                  earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | **$** | **299** |   |   | $ | 456 |   |   | $ | 406 |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |
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| Fixed                  charges, as                  defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  on long-term                  debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **$** | **84** |   |   | $ | 131 |   |   | $ | 151 |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |   | $ | 209 |   |
| Interest                  on short-term                  debt and  other                  interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   | **17** |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 3 |   |
| Amortization                  of debt                  discount,  expense                  and premium                  -                  net                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   | **5** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Estimated                  interest component                  of  operating                  rentals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | **3** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Preferred                  security distributions                  of  subsidiaries                  on a pre-tax                  basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 13 |   |
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| Total                  fixed charges (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **$** | **109** |   |   | $ | 159 |   |   | $ | 190 |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |   | $ | 239 |   |
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| Ratio                  of earnings to fixed                  charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |   | **2.7** |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |
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| Preferred                  stock dividend                  requirements on a  pre-tax                  basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   | **$** | **20** |   |   | $ | 24 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |   | $ | 7 |   |
| Fixed                  charges, as                  above                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | **109** |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 239 |   |
| Total                  fixed charges and                  preferred  stock                  dividends                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | **$** | **129** |   |   | $ | 183 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |
| Ratio                  of earnings to combined                  fixed   charges                  and preferred                  stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | **2.3** |   |   |   | 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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