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Exhibit 12.1

PUGET ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Successor
Predecessor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period from
Period from
 
12 Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 6, 2009
January 1, 2009
 
Ended
 
Years Ended
 
through
through
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
February 5,
 
2014
 
2013
2012
2011
2010
 
2009
2009
Earnings Available For Fixed Charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-tax income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
$
319,182

 
$
408,136

$
378,546

$
157,050

$
32,792

 
$
256,056

$
21,753

   AFUDC - equity
(10,842
)
 
(15,930
)
(25,469
)
(32,430
)
(12,677
)
 
(4,108
)
(69
)
   AFUDC - debt
(7,766
)
 
(11,261
)
(22,216
)
(29,949
)
(14,157
)
 
(8,864
)
(350
)
Total
$
300,574

 
$
380,945

$
330,861

$
94,671

$
5,958

 
$
243,084

$
21,334

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Interest expense
$
386,702

 
$
392,264

$
392,216

$
371,910

$
321,167

 
$
265,675

$
17,291

   Other interest
10,842

 
15,930

25,469

32,430

12,677

 
4,108

69

Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor
10,153

 
10,257

10,251

8,767

5,391

 
9,131

1,081

Total
$
407,697

 
$
418,451

$
427,936

$
413,107

$
339,235

 
$
278,914

$
18,441

Earnings available for combined fixed charges
$
708,271

 
$
799,396

$
758,797

$
507,778

$
345,193

 
$
521,998

$
39,775

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
1.74x

 
1.91x

1.77x

1.23x

1.02x

 
1.87x

2.16x