Exhibit
      12(c)**PPL
      ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES**
      
      **COMPUTATION
      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**
      (Millions
      of Dollars)**12
      Months**
      **Ended**
      **September
      30,**
    
    **12
      Months**
      **Ended**
      **December
      31,****2005**
    
    **2004**
    
    **2003**
    
    **2002**
    
    **2001**
    
    **2000**Fixed
      charges, as defined:Interest
      on long-term debt
    
    **$**
    **157**
    
    
    $
    176
    
    
    $
    201
    
    
    $
    209
    
    
    $
    220
    
    
    $
    223Interest
      on short-term debt and
      other
      interest
    
    
    **24**
    
    
    
    7
    
    
    
    3
    
    
    
    3
    
    
    
    4
    
    
    
    16Amortization
      of debt discount,
      expense
      and premium - net
    
    
    **6**
    
    
    
    7
    
    
    
    8
    
    
    
    7
    
    
    
    6
    
    
    
    4Interest
      on capital lease obligations
      charged
      to expense
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    4Estimated
      interest component of
      operating
      rentals
    
    
    **9**
    
    
    
    8
    
    
    
    7
    
    
    
    7
    
    
    
    8
    
    
    
    14Preferred
      security distributions of
      subsidiaries
      on a pre-tax basis
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    13
    
    
    
    23
    
    
    
    23Total
      fixed charges
    
    **$**
    **196**
    
    
    $
    198
    
    
    $
    219
    
    
    $
    239
    
    
    $
    261
    
    
    $
    284Earnings,
      as defined:Net
      income (a)
    
    **$**
    **126**
    
    
    $
    74
    
    
    $
    25
    
    
    $
    39
    
    
    $
    114
    
    
    $
    250Preferred
      security dividend
      requirements
    
    
    **2**
    
    
    
    2
    
    
    
    3
    
    
    
    16
    
    
    
    26
    
    
    
    26**128**
    
    
    
    76
    
    
    
    28
    
    
    
    55
    
    
    
    140
    
    
    
    276Add:Income
      taxes
    
    
    **40**
    
    
    
    8
    
    
    
    18
    
    
    
    18
    
    
    
    65
    
    
    
    171Amortization
      of capitalized interest on
      capital
      leases
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    2Total
      fixed charges as above
      (excluding
      capitalized interest,
      capitalized
      interest on capital lease
      obligations
      and preferred security
      distributions
      of subsidiaries on a
      pre-tax
      basis)
    
    
    **196**
    
    
    
    197
    
    
    
    219
    
    
    
    225
    
    
    
    238
    
    
    
    257Total
      earnings
    
    **$**
    **364**
    
    
    $
    281
    
    
    $
    265
    
    
    $
    298
    
    
    $
    443
    
    
    $
    706Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
    
    
    **1.9**
    
    
    
    1.4
    
    
    
    1.2
    
    
    
    1.2
    
    
    
    1.7
    
    
    
    2.5
 
 (a)
    
    Net
      income excludes extraordinary item and the cumulative effect of a change
      in accounting principle.