|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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|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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|(a) |  | Net income excludes extraordinary items and
        the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.                                                                                                                                         
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|(b) |  | Due to the corporate realignment on July
        1, 2000, data in 2000 and subsequent years are not comparable to prior
        years. See Note 19 in PPL Electric's Form 10-K for the year ended December
        31, 2002 for additional information.