EX-12 4 ex122.htm PSE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Exhibit 12.2

Exhibit 12.2

PUGET SOUND ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF

EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Thousands)

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR                            
FIXED CHARGES  
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 127,078   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
   Income taxes    60,341    52,836    76,915    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to other income - net    2,957    2,082    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  
   Capitalized interest    (1,955 )  (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 188,421   $ 162,469   $ 199,752   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 185,556   $ 192,829   $ 190,849   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
   Other interest    1,955    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    4,821    5,394    5,633    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 192,332   $ 199,620   $ 197,365   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  

Earnings available for combined fixed charges   $ 380,753   $ 362,089   $ 397,117   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     1.98 x   1.81 x   2.01 x   2.69 x   2.74 x   2.84 x

PUGET SOUND ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF

EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollars in Thousands)

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMBINED                            
   FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED  
   DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS  
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 127,078   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
   Income taxes    60,341    52,836    76,915    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to  
      other income - net    2,957    2,082    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  

Subtotal    190,376    163,866    200,635    325,065    297,640    279,412  
   Capitalized interest    (1,955 )  (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 188,421   $ 162,469   $ 199,752   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 185,556   $ 192,829   $ 190,849   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
   Other interest    1,955    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    4,821    5,394    5,633    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 192,332   $ 199,620   $ 197,365   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  

Earnings available for combined fixed charges  
   and preferred dividend requirements   $ 380,753   $ 362,089   $ 397,117   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  
 
DIVIDEND REQUIREMENT  
   Fixed charges above    192,332    199,620    197,365    190,671    169,233    150,908  
   Preferred dividend requirements below    10,064    11,779    14,169    15,084    17,747    21,421  

Total   $ 202,396   $ 211,399   $ 211,534   $ 205,755   $ 186,980   $ 172,329  

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
                           
DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS    1.88x    1.71x    1.88x    2.50x    2.48x    2.49x  
 
COMPUTATION OF PREFERRED DIVIDEND  
REQUIREMENTS:  
    (a) Pre-tax income   $ 190,376   $ 163,866   $ 200,635   $ 325,065   $ 297,640   $ 279,412  
    (b) Income from continuing operations   $ 127,078   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
    (c) Ratio of (a) to (b)    1.4981    1.5041    1.6842    1.6771    1.6039    1.6474  
    (d) Preferred dividends   $ 6,718   $ 7,831   $ 8,413   $ 8,994   $ 11,065   $ 13,003  
  Preferred dividend requirements  
   [(d) multiplied by (c)]   $ 10,064   $ 11,779   $ 14,169   $ 15,084   $ 17,747   $ 21,421