| Exhibit                12(b)                                                                                                                                             |
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| **PPL                ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES** **COMPUTATION                OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**(Millions                of Dollars) |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **12                Months****Ended****June                30,** |   |   | **12                Months****Ended****December                31,** |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **2005** |   |   | **2004                (b)** |   |   | **2003                (b)** |   |   | **2002                (b)** |   |   | **2001** |   |   | **2000** |   |
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| Fixed                charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Interest                on long-term debt |   | **$** | **264** |   |   | $ | 255 |   |   | $ | 149 |   |   | $ | 169 |   |   | $ | 36 |   |   | $ | 54 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Interest                on short-term debt and  other                interest |   |   | **31** |   |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | 25 |   |   |   | 52 |   |   |   | 33 |   |   |   | 75 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Amortization                of debt discount,  expense                and premium - net |   |   | **(3** | **)** |   |   | (6 | ) |   |   | 31 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 2 |   |   |   | 11 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Estimated                interest component of  operating                rentals |   |   | **14** |   |   |   | 17 |   |   |   | 31 |   |   |   | 21 |   |   |   | 19 |   |   |   | 9 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Preferred                securities distributions of  subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 12 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   | Total                fixed charges |   | **$** | **306** |   |   | $ | 289 |   |   | $ | 244 |   |   | $ | 263 |   |   | $ | 90 |   |   | $ | 149 |   |
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| Earnings,                as defined:                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Net                income (a) |   | **$** | **668** |   |   | $ | 673 |   |   | $ | 733 |   |   | $ | 515 |   |   | $ | 168 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Preferred                security dividend requirement |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 5 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Less                undistributed income (loss)  of                equity method investments |   |   | **(12** | **)** |   |   | (13 | ) |   |   | (15 | ) |   |   | (22 | ) |   |   | 20 |   |   |   | 74 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   | **680** |   |   |   | 686 |   |   |   | 753 |   |   |   | 545 |   |   |   | 148 |   |   |   | 172 |   |
| Add:                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Income                taxes |   |   | **157** |   |   |   | 207 |   |   |   | 194 |   |   |   | 270 |   |   |   | 274 |   |   |   | 125 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | Total                fixed charges as above(excluding                capitalized interest  and                preferred security distributions of  subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis) |   |   | **301** |   |   |   | 285 |   |   |   | 230 |   |   |   | 231 |   |   |   | 66 |   |   |   | 135 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   | Total                earnings |   | **$** | **1,138** |   |   | $ | 1,178 |   |   | $ | 1,177 |   |   | $ | 1,046 |   |   | $ | 488 |   |   | $ | 432 |   |
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| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                        |   |   | **3.7** |   |   |   | 4.1 |   |   |   | 4.8 |   |   |   | 4.0 |   |   |   | 5.4 |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |
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| (a)                                                                                                                                                                      |   | Net                income excludes minority interest, loss from discontinued operations                and                the cumulative effects of changes in accounting                principles. |
| (b)                                                                                                                                                                      |   | Certain                line items have been revised due to the June 2005 sale of the Sundance                plant and the related reclassification of prior period operating                losses to                "Loss from Discontinued Operations." |
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