|Exhibit 12(a)                                                                                                                               
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|PPL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCOMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES ANDPREFERRED 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)                                                                                                                                         
|(c)