| Exhibit                12(c)                                                                                                                                                         |
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| **PPL                ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION 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** |   |   | **2003** |   |   | **2002** |   |   | **2001** |   |   | **2000** |   |
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| Fixed                charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Interest                on long-term debt |   | **$** | **163** |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |   | $ | 209 |   |   | $ | 220 |   |   | $ | 223 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Interest                on short-term debt and  other                interest |   |   | **21** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 16 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Amortization                of debt discount,  expense                and premium - net |   |   | **7** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 6 |   |   |   | 4 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Interest                on capital lease obligations  charged                to expense |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 4 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Estimated                interest component of  operating                rentals |   |   | **9** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 14 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Preferred                security distributions of  subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | 23 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   | Total                fixed charges |   | **$** | **200** |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |   | $ | 239 |   |   | $ | 261 |   |   | $ | 284 |   |
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| Earnings,                as defined:                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Net                income (a) |   | **$** | **89** |   |   | $ | 74 |   |   | $ | 25 |   |   | $ | 39 |   |   | $ | 114 |   |   | $ | 250 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Preferred                security dividend  requirements |   |   | **2** |   |   |   | 2 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 16 |   |   |   | 26 |   |   |   | 26 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   | **91** |   |   |   | 76 |   |   |   | 28 |   |   |   | 55 |   |   |   | 140 |   |   |   | 276 |   |
| Add:                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Income                taxes |   |   | **14** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 65 |   |   |   | 171 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Amortization                of capitalized interest on   capital                leases |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 2 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                fixed charges as above(excluding                capitalized interest,  capitalized                interest on capital lease  obligations                and preferred security   distributions                of subsidiaries on a   pre-tax                basis) |   |   | **199** |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 225 |   |   |   | 238 |   |   |   | 257 |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   | Total                earnings |   | **$** | **304** |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |   | $ | 443 |   |   | $ | 706 |   |
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| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                    |   |   | **1.5** |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.7 |   |   |   | 2.5 |   |
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| (a)                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | Net                income excludes extraordinary item and the cumulative effect of a                change                in accounting                principle. |