| Exhibit      12(c)                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| PPL      ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES ANDPREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDENDS(Millions      of Dollars) |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | 9      MonthsEndedSeptember 30, |   | 12      Months Ended December 31, |
|                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | 2008 |   | 2007 |   | 2006 |   | 2005 |   | 2004 |   | 2003 |
| Earnings,      as defined:                                                                                                                                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      Before Income Taxes                                                                                                                                                           |   | $ | 205 |   |   | $ | 246 |   |   | $ | 298 |   |   | $ | 216 |   |   | $ | 84 |   |   | $ | 46 |   |
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| Total      fixed charges as below                                                                                                                                                         |   |   | 83 |   |   |   | 143 |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |
| Less      capitalized interest                                                                                                                                                            |   |   | 2 |   |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total      fixed charges included in Income Before Income Taxes                                                                                                                           |   |   | 81 |   |   |   | 140 |   |   |   | 158 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 197 |   |   |   | 219 |   |
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| Total      earnings                                                                                                                                                                       |   | $ | 286 |   |   | $ | 386 |   |   | $ | 456 |   |   | $ | 406 |   |   | $ | 281 |   |   | $ | 265 |   |
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| Fixed      charges, as defined:                                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      on long-term debt                                                                                                                                                           |   | $ | 68 |   |   | $ | 109 |   |   | $ | 131 |   |   | $ | 151 |   |   | $ | 176 |   |   | $ | 201 |   |
| Interest      on short-term debt and  other      interest                                                                                                                       |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 3 |   |
| Amortization      of debt discount,  expense      and premium - net                                                                                                             |   |   | 5 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |
| Estimated      interest component of  operating      rentals                                                                                                                    |   |   | 1 |   |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 7 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 8 |   |   |   | 7 |   |
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| Total      fixed charges (a)                                                                                                                                                              |   | $ | 83 |   |   | $ | 143 |   |   | $ | 159 |   |   | $ | 190 |   |   | $ | 198 |   |   | $ | 219 |   |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                   |   |   | 3.4 |   |   |   | 2.7 |   |   |   | 2.9 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |
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| Preferred      stock dividend requirements on a  pre-tax      basis                                                                                                             |   | $ | 21 |   |   | $ | 27 |   |   | $ | 24 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 4 |   |   | $ | 5 |   |
| Fixed      charges, as above                                                                                                                                                              |   |   | 83 |   |   |   | 143 |   |   |   | 159 |   |   |   | 190 |   |   |   | 198 |   |   |   | 219 |   |
| Total      fixed charges and preferredstock      dividends                                                                                                                                |   | $ | 104 |   |   | $ | 170 |   |   | $ | 183 |   |   | $ | 194 |   |   | $ | 202 |   |   | $ | 224 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to combined fixed charges  and      preferred stock dividends                                                                                            |   |   | 2.8 |   |   |   | 2.3 |   |   |   | 2.5 |   |   |   | 2.1 |   |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 1.2 |   |

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