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EXHIBIT NO. 12(b)

BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS

		12 Months Ended
		December 2002		December 2001		December 2000		December 1999		December 1998
		(In Millions of Dollars)
Income from Continuing Operations (Before Extraordinary Loss)		$	143.1	$	97.3	$	143.5	$	328.4	$	327.7
Taxes on Income			93.3		60.3		94.2		182.0		181.3
Adjusted Income		$	236.4	$	157.6	$	237.7	$	510.4	$	509.0
Fixed Charges:
	Interest and Amortization of Debt Discount and Expense and Premium on all Indebtedness	$	142.1	$	158.8	$	186.8	$	206.4	$	255.3
	Capitalized Interest		—		—		—		0.4		3.6
	Interest Factor in Rentals		0.5		0.7		0.9		1.0		1.9
	Total Fixed Charges	$	142.6	$	159.5	$	187.7	$	207.8	$	260.8
Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements:(1)
	Preferred and Preference Dividends	$	13.2	$	13.2	$	13.2	$	13.5	$	21.8
	Income Tax Required		8.6		8.2		8.7		7.5		12.0
	Total Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements	$	21.8	$	21.4	$	21.9	$	21.0	$	33.8
Total Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements		$	164.4	$	180.9	$	209.6	$	228.8	$	294.6
Earnings(2)		$	379.0	$	317.1	$	425.4	$	717.8	$	766.2
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges			2.66		1.99		2.27		3.45		2.94
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements			2.31		1.75		2.03		3.14		2.60

(1)

Preferred and preference dividend requirements consist of an amount equal to the pre-tax earnings that would be required to meet dividend requirements on preferred stock and preference stock.

(2)

Earnings are deemed to consist of income from continuing operations (before extraordinary loss) that includes earnings of BGE's consolidated subsidiaries, income taxes (including deferred income taxes and investment tax credit adjustments), and fixed charges other than capitalized interest.

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BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS