| Exhibit                12.2                                                              |
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| Wisconsin                Public Service Corporation                                      |   |
| Ratio                of                Earnings to Fixed Charges and                     |   |
| Ratio                of                Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends |   |
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| (Millions)                                                                               |   | **2006** |   | 2005 |   | 2004 |   | 2003 |   | 2002 |   |
| EARNINGS                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                on                common stock                                   |   | **$** | **99.0** |   | $ | 81.4 |   | $ | 104.8 |   | $ | 78.9 |   | $ | 83.1 |   |
| Federal                and                state income taxes                             |   |   | **58.3** |   |   | 44.1 |   |   | 51.3 |   |   | 45.7 |   |   | 46.8 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                pretax                income                                          |   |   | **157.3** |   |   | 125.5 |   |   | 156.1 |   |   | 124.6 |   |   | 129.9 |   |
| Loss                (Income)                from less than 50% equity investees          |   |   | **(9.4** | **)** |   | (7.5 | ) |   | (8.4 | ) |   | (6.0 | ) |   | (6.6 | ) |
| Distributed                earnings of less than 50% equity investees                    |   |   | **6.2** |   |   | 5.5 |   |   | 5.9 |   |   | 4.3 |   |   | 5.4 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                                                             |   |   | **47.2** |   |   | 42.7 |   |   | 40.4 |   |   | 38.8 |   |   | 41.2 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Subtract                preference dividend requirement                                  |   |   | **4.9** |   |   | 4.7 |   |   | 4.6 |   |   | 4.8 |   |   | 4.8 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                earnings as defined                                                 |   | **$** | **196.4** |   | $ | 161.5 |   | $ | 189.4 |   | $ | 156.9 |   | $ | 165.1 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| FIXED                CHARGES                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on                long-term debt, including related amortization |   | **$** | **29.4** |   | $ | 29.8 |   | $ | 29.9 |   | $ | 27.8 |   | $ | 27.2 |   |
| Other                interest                                                            |   |   | **11.2** |   |   | 6.5 |   |   | 4.5 |   |   | 4.9 |   |   | 7.9 |   |
| Interest                factor applicable to rentals                                     |   |   | **1.7** |   |   | 1.7 |   |   | 1.4 |   |   | 1.3 |   |   | 1.3 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                charges                before preferred dividend requirement        |   | **$** | **42.3** |   | $ | 38.0 |   | $ | 35.8 |   | $ | 34.0 |   | $ | 36.4 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                of                earnings to fixed charges                         |   |   | **4.6** |   |   | 4.3 |   |   | 5.3 |   |   | 4.6 |   |   | 4.5 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                dividends (grossed up) (see below)                              |   | **$** | **4.9** |   | $ | 4.7 |   | $ | 4.6 |   | $ | 4.8 |   | $ | 4.8 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                fixed                charges including preferred dividend           |   | **$** | **47.2** |   | $ | 42.7 |   | $ | 40.4 |   | $ | 38.8 |   | $ | 41.2 |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                of                earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |   |   | **4.2** |   |   | 3.8 |   |   | 4.7 |   |   | 4.0 |   |   | 4.0 |   |
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| PREFERRED                DIVIDEND CALCULATION:                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                dividends                                                       |   | **$** | **3.1** |   | $ | 3.1 |   | $ | 3.1 |   | $ | 3.1 |   | $ | 3.1 |   |
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| Tax                rate                                                                  |   |   | **36.6** | **%** |   | 34.5 | % |   | 32.4 | % |   | 35.6 | % |   | 35.0 | % |
|                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                dividends (grossed up)                                          |   | **$** | **4.9** |   | $ | 4.7 |   | $ | 4.6 |   | $ | 4.8 |   | $ | 4.8 |   |
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