|Exhibit 12(c)                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCOMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
        (Millions of Dollars) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                                   | Interest on long-term
      debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|                                                                                                                                   | Interest on short-term
      debt
        and other interest                                                                                                                                                                                            
|                                                                                                                                   | Amortization of debt
      discount, 
        expense and premium - net                                                                                                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                                                   | Interest on capital lease
        obligations                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|                                                                                                                                   | Estimated interest component
      of
        operating rentals                                                                                                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                                   | Preferred stock dividends
      of 
        subsidiaries on a pre-tax basis                                                                                                                                                                             
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|Earnings, as defined:                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                                   | Net income (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|                                                                                                                                   | Preferred security dividend
        requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Add:                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                                   | Income taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|                                                                                                                                   | Amortization of capitalized
        interest on capital leases                                                                                                                                                                                          
|                                                                                                                                   | Total fixed charges as
      above
        (excluding capitalized interest
        on capital lease obligations and 
        preferred stock dividends of
        subsidiaries on a pre-tax basis)                                                      
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|Ratio of earnings to
      fixed charges                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|(a)                                                                                                                                | Net income
      excludes extraordinary items and the cumulative effect of a change in
        accounting principle.                                                                                                                                    
|(b)                                                                                                                                | Due to the
      corporate realignment on July 1, 2000, data subsequent to 2000 is not comparable
      
        to prior years. See Note 12 in PPL Electric's Form 10-K for
      the year ended 
        December 31, 2001 for additional information.
|(c)                                                                                                                                | Ratio of earnings
      to fixed charges for years 2001 and prior were recalculated to give proper
      
        effect of preferred security dividends of subsidiaries on a
      pre-tax basis.