| Exhibit                12(c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| **PPL                ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES** **COMPUTATION                OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND****PREFERRED                STOCK DIVIDENDS**(Millions                of Dollars) |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **6                Months****Ended****June                30,** |   | **12                Months****Ended****December                31,** |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **2007** |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |
| Earnings,                as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                income                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **$** | **91** |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 147 |   |   | $ | 76 |   |   | $ | 28 |   |   | $ | 55 |   |
| Income                taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |   | **46** |   |   |   | 104 |   |   |   | 69 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 18 |   |   |   | 18 |   |
| Total                fixed charges as below  (excluding                capitalized interest and  preferred security                distributions of  subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis)  |   |   | **72** |   |   |   | 158 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 225 |   |
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| Total                earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | **$** | **209** |   |   | $ | 456 |   |   | $ | 406 |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |
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| Fixed                charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | **$** | **57** |   |   | $ | 131 |   |   | $ | 151 |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |   | $ | 209 |   |
| Interest                on short-term debt and  other                interest                                                                                                                                                       |   |   | **11** |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 3 |   |
| Amortization                of debt discount,  expense                and premium - net                                                                                                                                             |   |   | **4** |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Estimated                interest component of  operating                rentals                                                                                                                                                    |   |   | **2** |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
| Preferred                security distributions of  subsidiaries                on a pre-tax basis                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 13 |   |
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| Total                fixed charges (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | **$** | **74** |   |   | $ | 159 |   |   | $ | 190 |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |   | $ | 239 |   |
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| Ratio                of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |   | **2.8** |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |
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| Preferred                stock dividend requirements on a  pre-tax                basis                                                                                                                                             |   | **$** | **13** |   |   | $ | 24 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |   | $ | 7 |   |
| Fixed                charges, as above                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | **74** |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |   |   | 239 |   |
| Total                fixed charges and preferredstock                dividends                                                                                                                                                                |   | **$** | **87** |   |   | $ | 183 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |
| Ratio                of earnings to combined fixed                  charges and                preferred stock                  dividends                                                                                      |   |   | **2.4** |   |   |   | 2.5 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |

| (a) |   | Interest                on unrecognized tax benefits is not included in fixed                charges. |
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