| North      Shore Gas Company                                    |   |
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| Ratio      of Earnings to Fixed Charges                         |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Three-Month |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Transition |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Period      Ended |   |   | Year      Ended |   |
|                                                            |   | Year      Ended December 31 |   |   | December      31 |   |   | September      30 |   |
| (Millions,      except ratio)                                   |   | 2009 |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |
| EARNINGS                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                                                 |   | $ | 4.3 |   |   | $ | 7.0 |   |   | $ | 7.9 |   |   | $ | 4.4 |   |   | $ | 6.7 |   |   | $ | 11.4 |   |
| Provision      for income taxes                            |   |   | 2.4 |   |   |   | 4.1 |   |   |   | 5.2 |   |   |   | 2.6 |   |   |   | 3.8 |   |   |   | 6.7 |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income before      taxes                                        |   |   | 6.7 |   |   |   | 11.1 |   |   |   | 13.1 |   |   |   | 7.0 |   |   |   | 10.5 |   |   |   | 18.1 |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed      charges                                              |   |   | 4.5 |   |   |   | 4.4 |   |   |   | 4.2 |   |   |   | 1.1 |   |   |   | 4.1 |   |   |   | 3.8 |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total      earnings as defined                                  |   | $ | 11.2 |   |   | $ | 15.5 |   |   | $ | 17.3 |   |   | $ | 8.1 |   |   | $ | 14.6 |   |   | $ | 21.9 |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED      CHARGES                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest on      long-term debt, including related amortization |   | $ | 4.0 |   |   | $ | 3.6 |   |   | $ | 3.5 |   |   | $ | 0.9 |   |   | $ | 3.6 |   |   | $ | 3.6 |   |
| Other      interest                                             |   |   | 0.3 |   |   |   | 0.6 |   |   |   | 0.7 |   |   |   | 0.2 |   |   |   | 0.5 |   |   |   | 0.2 |   |
| Interest      factor applicable to rentals                      |   |   | 0.2 |   |   |   | 0.2 |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed      charges                                              |   | $ | 4.5 |   |   | $ | 4.4 |   |   | $ | 4.2 |   |   | $ | 1.1 |   |   | $ | 4.1 |   |   | $ | 3.8 |   |
|                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                         |   |   | 2.5 |   |   |   | 3.5 |   |   |   | 4.1 |   |   |   | 7.4 |   |   |   | 3.6 |   |   |   | 5.8 |   |

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